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Homegrown digital navigation firm MapmyIndia has questioned claims of Ola-parent ANI Technologies on developing a navigational map of India and called the announcement a "gimmick". In the first interview with PTI after sending a legal notice to Ola Electric, MapmyIndia CEO and Executive Director Rohan Verma questioned Ola's claim that the map has been supplied by a startup Geospoc Pvt Ltd, which was acquired and became a subsidiary of ANI Technologies, based on its financial records as developing a digital navigational map of large country like India requires huge investments and expertise. Verma denied any risk to the company's business due to Ola Maps as its quality is not good. "We don't see a business risk, because we don't see a good product coming from there. People are complaining left, right and centre, about their (Ola) updated cab app, their updated electric vehicle app, that their maps are pathetic and causing users problems. Everybody knows that these are more ...

Rare books, prints, maps, photographs and letters capturing India's journey through time go under the hammer

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday announced the formation of three new districts in the state -- Malpura, Sujangarh and Kuchman City. The chief minister said Rajasthan will now have 53 districts. "As per public demand and recommendation of a high-level committee, three new districts will be created in Rajasthan," Gehlot posted on X. "In future also, matters related to demarcation of districts will continue to be resolved in accordance with the recommendations of the high-level committee, " he added. The state government had formed 17 new districts earlier in August this year.

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The minister reiterated that all social media platforms that do business in India must use correct maps

The central government has released a list of economic and national security-related strategic and sensitive locations that cannot be mapped and exported

Genesys Chairman and Managing Director Sajid Malik said the company has the capacity to finish the project for 100 cities within 18 months

The firm, backed by Qualcomm Inc. and Walmart Inc.-owned payments startup PhonePe, is targeting an IPO size around $175 million at a valuation of about $825 million

MapmyIndia on Monday announced thelaunch of maps and nearby search features, as a part of its mobile application and official website, to help people find coronavirus vaccination centres across the country. The Government of India has also integrated these features intoits official Corona vaccination registration portal cowin.gov.in, the digital mapping company said in a statement. "Since the pandemic entered India, MapmyIndia took upon the task of real-time geospatially mapping all corona related places testing, treatment and isolation centres as well as containment zones. To make the critical vaccination effort seamless, MapmyIndia has put all the vaccination centres across India on MapmyIndia's maps,"MapmyIndia's CEO & Executive Director, Rohan Verma, said.

"The issue of wrong depiction of the map of India on the WHO website has been raised strongly with WHO including at the highest level," MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said

Google Maps said it has incorporated an ensemble of learning models that automatically transliterate the names of points of interest (POIs) to 10 prominent local languages

Nepal claims the territory, which touches the border with China, under an 1816 treaty with the East India Company

The move announced by Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali came weeks after he said efforts were on to resolve the border issue with India through diplomatic initiatives.

Amid the brouhaha over the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, a look at the legislation on the subject in some other countries