The politics of time. While the 30-minute difference is a lingering remnant of India’s colonial past, some countries have changed their own time zones more recently.

Get information about the India Standard Time time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) current time in all cities/countries belonging to Time zone.

India’s single time-zone has been the subject of much debate over the years, with populations in the northeast demanding a separate time zone given how wide the country is.

India’s single time-zone has been the subject of much debate over the years, with populations in the northeast demanding a separate time zone given how wide the country is.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi announced the mandatory use of Indian Standard Time (IST) for all legal, commercial, digital, and administrative functions. This initiative aims to unify the nation under ...

Indian Standard Time was instituted by the British officials of India in 1906. India is approximately 3,000 kilometres (1,864 mi) in length and covers around 30 degrees of longitude from east to ...

India had no official time zone till 1906. There were three presidencies: Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, and three local times for the three cities, depending on where they fell on the longitude.

Get information about the India Standard Time time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) current time in all cities/countries belonging to Time zone.