Q. NavIC, formerly known as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), recently seen in news, developed by which organization?
Answer:
ISRO
Notes: The DRDO has tasked a Bengaluru firm with developing a receiver chip for the Indian navigation system NavIC, created by ISRO. NavIC, the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, consists of seven satellites providing precise positioning and timing information across India and 1,500 km beyond. It offers services for civilian and defense use, with accuracy better than 10 meters in India. NavIC signals are compatible with other global navigation systems like GPS, Glonass, Galileo, and BeiDou.