New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- To enable wider adoption of Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), India's localised version of America's Global Positioning System (GPS), the Indian government has for the first time introduced comprehensive standards for NavIC receivers, two officials told Mint.

The government wants all location-based services, navigation devices, and mobile applications in the country to use NavIC, a satellite navigation system developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), to reduce India's dependence on foreign systems such as GPS, the officials added.

The new framework, developed by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), will ensure that all NavIC-compatible devices consistently meet accuracy, testing and perfo...