In a push to standardize timekeeping practices nationwide, the government has introduced the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2024, which mandates Indian Standard Time (IST) as the ...
Our caesium fountains are among only 12 worldwide. Meet the timekeepers who watch over them at the IST Metrology Division in New Delhi. “There’s never a dull moment in timekeeping,” says Poonam Arora, ...