GAGAN navigation system by June 2013

GPS aided Geo Augmented Navigation system (GAGAN): A satellite-based facility aimed at enhancing safety and efficiency of aircraft operations Expected to be installed in all airports in the country by June 2013. Joint venture b/w AAI and ISRO. Will improve ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Russia launches last Glonass-M satellite

Russia launched Soyuz carrier rocket with a Glonass-M navigation satellite on board from the Plesetsk Space Center. The launch of the Glonass, which will augment a group of 27 similar satellites already in orbit. This was the 5th and the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012

Russia Completes the Deployment of GLONASS network

GLONASS (Globalnaya Navigazionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System) is a radio-based satellite navigation system operated for the Russian Government by the Russian Space Forces. It is an alternative and complement to the United States’ Global Positioning System (GPS), ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Current Affairs: October 8, 2011

Deployment of GLONASS network, completed by Russia Russia finished the deployment of its global positioning satellite group “Glonass”. GLONASS is the Russian comparable of the U.S. GPS (Global Positioning System). It is intended for military and civilian use. At present, there ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Current Affairs : July 23, 2011

Polio campaign: International experts exalts India International experts have praised India for having just one case of polio in the first 6 months of 2011 As per them, India has run very high quality vaccination campaigns They, however, added that ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2011