![]() ![]() Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is called NavIC (which is an acronym for NAVigation with Indian Constellation), is India's own GPS system, now available on smartphones. ![]() There is a requirement for 10 lakh receiver chipsets from MeitYs part, as per an RFP issued on 27 November. Once the government zeroes in upon its choice among these, it will also extend support to the units. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has invited proposals from industries, including startups and MSMEs. The criteria for these chipsets will be that they should be capable of improving overall signal availability and position accuracy in urban areas and be able to support additional messaging facility - which the GPS-only receiver chips are incapable of providing. The Centre, as part of its plans to commercialise the use of NavICC (Desi GPS) and to promote an indigenous positioning technology, is encouraging firms to design develop, and deploy integrated NavIC and GPS receiver chipsets. Centre promoting the use of NavIC in smartphones: ISRO created IRNSS NavIC to provide accurate position information service to assist in the navigation of ships in the Indian Ocean, driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' vision. ![]() This is a significant achievement for the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ![]()
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