Category Archives: GPS

Indian space programme budget up Substantially

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

India’s human space flight programme got a major boost as the General Budget  proposed a significant allocation to it and also sought increase in funds for setting up an indigenous global positioning system.The Budget, presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee … Continue reading →

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Number of GPS Satellites will Soon go up to 27

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

In Afghanistan, American combat forces have come to rely on satellites as well as their rifles and body armor to carry out missions effectively, and to stay alive.But they have found that satellite signals are weakened and even blocked outright … Continue reading →

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Pulsars May Make ‘Galactic GPS’ Possible

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

A pulsar is the rapidly spinning and highly magnetized core left behind when a massive star explodes. Because only rotation powers their intense gamma-ray, radio and particle emissions, pulsars gradually slow as they age. But the oldest pulsars spin hundreds … Continue reading →

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Indian state to deploy GPS to curb road accidents

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

In an effort to reduce the number of road accidents in the hill state, primarily due to “human error”, an Indian state government (Himachal Pradesh) is contemplating to install GPS in state-run and private buses. Read Here

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