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30 million app users, 80% auto market share: Can MapmyIndia double its revenue by FY28?

May 21, 2025 12:00 pm

With Rs 515 crore in revenue, 39% EBITDA margins, and an order book of Rs 1,500 crore, MapmyIndia is quietly and profitably building the backbone of India’s digital mobility infrastructure. But can it sustain this pace and deliver on its Rs 1,000 crore revenue target by FY28?

MapMyIndia is an emerging alternative to Google Maps for those living in India.

Navigate with ease: Mappls MapMyIndia now supports 9 regional languages

February 20, 2025 8:17 am

MapMyIndia is now available in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam and Gujarati.

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Transition to GNSS tolling is in works, bids to be invited in last quarter of FY 2024: MoRTH secretary

September 13, 2024 7:01 am

MoRTH secretary said that the Ministry is working on a Hybrid, Unbundled (OBU) and Interoperable Solution (software) for GNSS based Tolling in India.

Move over Google Maps, here are 5 alternative navigation apps you must try

May 26, 2024 8:16 am

Want to ditch Google Maps? From Mappls to OsmAnd, here are 5 free alternatives you can try right now.

Bees follow roads & water channels to navigate home just like pilots before avionics: Study

March 10, 2023 12:39 pm

Scientists have shown that honeybees use "linear landscape elements," like water channels, roads and the edges of fields, to navigate and find their way back home.

3 metre grid with address from What3words

Replacing addresses with three words… the world of What3words

January 28, 2023 2:54 pm

CEO Chris Sheldrick said that What3words aims to be the go-to navigation application for Indian users in the next two years.

India's push for home-grown navigation system jolts smartphone giants

October 02, 2022 6:13 pm

In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's drive for self-reliance, India has over the years expanded the use of its regional navigation satellite system called NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation).

Indore-based Pataa app wants to make finding addresses an easy task

April 14, 2022 2:00 pm

Pataa has ambitions to be the “global language of addresses” and uses the caret symbol (^) to denote an address created on their app.

A new AI-powered chatbot now aims to ensure online safety for India's youth

April 08, 2022 6:38 pm

Developed by the Population Foundation of India, SnehAI creates awareness around online risks and provides tips to stay safe while browsing the internet.

What animals see in the stars, and what they stand to lose

August 03, 2021 6:28 pm

Humans aren’t the only species that navigate by starlight. Animals from birds to dung beetles may do it, too — and might become disoriented as our city lights drown out the heavens.