Furthering its Swadeshi tech initiative, Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has publicly endorsed MapmyIndia's homegrown navigation app, Mappls, as a viable alternative to global giants like Google Maps. The endorsement, shared via a video demonstration on X (formerly Twitter) over the weekend, underscores the Indian government's commitment to the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (Self-Reliant India) initiative by prioritising indigenous tech in critical sectors.
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Vaishnaw's post, captioned "Swadeshi ‘Mappls’ by MapmyIndia. Good features…must try!", featured him testing the app's navigation capabilities in an Indian-made Mahindra SUV, highli