India is a South Asia country. After China, it is the largest country in Asia having only a single time zone. The time zone of India is referred to as India Standard Time or Indian Standard Time(IST). It edges above UTC/GMT by +5:30 hrs.
Similar to all other Asian Countries, this country also does not use DST (Daylight Saving Time) as an energy-saving strategy. Here is the ticking clock of IST which is used all over the Indian territories as standard time.
| Country: | India |
| Time zone abbreviation: | IST |
| Time zone name: | Indian Standard Time |
| Time offset: | UTC/GMT+05:30 |
| Observe DST: | No |
India is one time zone. India has been officially observing India Standard Time (IST) since 1947. The offset UTC+5:30 is the standard time used in India from 1906. India is a vast country that covers almost 3000 km (1864 miles) from east to west.