'One Nation, One Time': round table on Indian Standard Time dissemination
On 18 June 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the Department of Consumer Affairs held a Round Table Conference on Time Dissemination under the theme 'One Nation, One Time'.
Summary
The Department of Consumer Affairs organised a Round Table Conference on Time Dissemination at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 18 June 2025 under the theme 'One Nation, One Time'. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said the upcoming Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2025 will mandate synchronisation of all legal, commercial and administrative activities with Indian Standard Time (IST). The Time Dissemination Project is being implemented with CSIR-NPL and ISRO. It aims to deliver IST with millisecond to microsecond accuracy through five Regional Reference Standard Laboratories (RRSLs) equipped with atomic clocks, using protocols such as NTP and PTP.
Key facts
- Event
- Round Table Conference on Time Dissemination, 18 June 2025, Vigyan Bhawan
- Upcoming rules
- Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2025
- Partners
- Department of Consumer Affairs with CSIR-NPL and ISRO
- Infrastructure
- Five Regional Reference Standard Laboratories with atomic clocks
- Accuracy
- Millisecond to microsecond, via NTP and PTP
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under the Time Dissemination Project discussed on 18 June 2025, Indian Standard Time is to be delivered through how many Regional Reference Standard Laboratories?
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Correct answer: A — Five
PIB (DoCA): The initiative aims to deliver IST through five Regional Reference Standard Laboratories (RRSLs) equipped with atomic clocks; the answer is Five.
The Department of Consumer Affairs is implementing the Time Dissemination Project in collaboration with which institutions?
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Correct answer: D — CSIR-NPL and ISRO
PIB (DoCA): The Time Dissemination Project is implemented by the Department of Consumer Affairs in collaboration with CSIR-NPL and ISRO.