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Certain cars traveling on national highways in India will no longer have to pay tolls. They can enjoy a hassle-free journey without paying tolls for a certain distance. Let's find out which cars are eligible for this opportunity. 

 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a ₹1,000 crore fund in Budget 2024 to boost India’s space technology post-Chandrayaan-3. This aims to support startups and expand satellite capabilities nationwide.
 

Here are 7 lesser-known features of Google Maps that can help you on your next trip. 

Discover crucial trekking essentials to ensure safety and comfort on your outdoor adventures.
 

Discover ancient port cities, gateways to civilizations past. From Byblos to Alexandria, these historic hubs connected continents, shaping trade, culture, and history. Dive into the timeless allure of maritime heritage

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In a viral incident from Karnataka's Kodagu district, locals took matters into their own hands to prevent travelers from getting lost due to inaccuracies on Google Maps. The signboard erected by residents boldly proclaims, "Google is wrong," cautioning visitors that a particular road does not lead to Club Mahindra resort as indicated by the app.
 

Sea bridges are essential transportation infrastructure constructed across seas for ease of navigation. These are seven stunning sea bridges, each with a unique significance.

It's official. Bengaluru is the world's most traffic congested city. Believe it or not, the time spent by Bengalureans on the road in 2019 is equivalent to the time taken in planting 244 trees, watching 215 episode of Game of Thrones or watching 139 football matches! According to a report by TomTom, the Netherlands-based global provider of navigation, traffic and map products, India’s startup hub beat 415 other cities across 57 countries to earn the title in 2019. The report said: Bengaluru takes the top spot this year with drivers in the southern Indian city expecting to spend an average of 71% extra travel time stuck in traffic.

PSBs has attached assets worth over Rs. 2.3 lakh crore over the last three financial years and to enable online auction by banks of attached assets transparently and cleanly for the improved realization of value, eBkray, a common e-auction platform was launched by the Finance Minister on 28th December. The platform is equipped with property search features and navigational links to all PSB e-auction sites, provides single-window access to information on properties up for e-auction as well as the facility for comparison of similar properties, and also contains photographs and videos of uploaded properties.

GEMINI - a handheld device that can collect data from  GPS aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN) has been devised to help fishermen at sea. GEMINI is an acronym for GAGAN Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information.

Prime Minister Modi is understood to have proposed five elements—sustainable development, maritime security, connectivity, disaster relief and freedom of navigation—as key to a meaningful and constructive engagement across the Indo-Pacific

The MMTs are a part of the government’s Jal Marg Vikas project (JMVP) that aims to develop the stretch between Varanasi to Haldia (West Bengal) for navigation of large vessels weighing up to 1,500-2,000 tonnes.