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ISRO's NavIC: Know about India's own GPS, now available on smartphone

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WHAT IS NAVIC? Navigation   with   Indian   Constellation  ( NAVIC ) is the operational name of The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System as suggested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after launch. It covers India as well as a region extending 1500km around.  ISRO  has the plan for further extension and they are working on it. It is a very significant achievement for the country. In common language, we can say  NAVIC  is basically  Indian GPS  or  Desi GPS . WHY AND WHEN WAS IT STARTED? Someone once said “Necessity is the mother of invention” and  NAVIC  is the best example of this proverb. In the Kargil war, India was expecting to take the help of Global Positioning System  GPS  to track the Pakistan soldiers but the spaced navigation system maintained by the  US   government  denied it to India. A need for a navigation system was felt together but that war experience made India reali...

Business travel audits identify 5 top malpractices that add 10%++ indirect travel costs!

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Does the business travel program work in India and emerging markets? 1. Does your travel agency normally prefer? 2. Performed by e-mail / "call for reservation" or "transplant"? 3. Manual operations to technology-based operations? Offer you a free implant/s + extended payments facility + free reporting + free account management staff  +  low transaction fees + a “beck & call” service ? This article talks about bad industry practices that are often seen in emerging markets like India. This is inherent in old commercial travel operations that implement limited technology in self-reservation, payment automation, and expense management. We will only cover those items that increase direct customer costs ... additional indirect costs! Note: This article is not intended to make the general circulation of the entire market. In India and in many emerging markets, there are high-quality ethical and professional management (TMC) companies wi...