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.

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.

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.

There are several gains that could flow from this, including enhanced productivity for a large swathe of the country, ...

India's single time zone is a legacy of British rule, and is thought of as a symbol of unity. But not everyone thinks the Indian Standard Time (IST) is a good idea.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is seriously considering introducing two time zones in India junking the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) old theories that separate time zones would ...

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.

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 is a legacy of British rule, and is thought of as a symbol of unity. But not everyone thinks the Indian Standard Time (IST) is a good idea. Here's why. India stretches 3 ...