Archive · 16 Sep 2025
India Launches Time Project, Hosts IEC Meeting for Standards
India is starting a new project to give everyone super accurate time!
The Department of Consumer Affairs, ISRO, and the National Physical Laboratory are working on it.
They'll set up the correct time in five spots.
Also, India is hosting a big meeting of experts to create international standards for electricity.
These standards are important for things like solar panels and smart power grids.
The meeting's head, Jo Cops, said the world needs to increase renewable energy use a lot to have a sustainable future.
India will launch a project to disseminate precise Indian Standard Time (IST).
The project involves NPL, ISRO, and the Department of Consumer Affairs.
India is hosting the 89th General Meeting of the IEC in New Delhi.
The IEC meeting focuses on setting international electrical standards.
The head of IEC stated that renewable energy capacity needs to increase fivefold by 2030.
- Who
- India, IEC, and related organizations
- What
- India launching a project to disseminate precise Indian Standard Time, hosting IEC meeting to set global standards
- When
- Announced on Monday
- Where
- Across five locations in India and New Delhi (IEC meeting)
- Why
- To advance technological capabilities, provide accurate time, and develop electrical standards for sustainable future
- Project Partners
- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), ISRO, Department of Consumer Affairs
- Meeting Host
- India
- IEC Meeting Purpose
- Set global electrical standards
- IEC President
- Jo Cops
- Renewable Energy Goal
- Increase capacity fivefold to 11,000 gigawatts by 2030
- Event
- 89th General Meeting of the IEC
Sources
India to launch precise timekeeping project with ISRO, NPL across 5 sites
Project for dissemination of precise IST soon: Union Minister
India Poised To Lay Out Project For Spreading Precise Indian Standard Time, Partners With National Physical Laboratory & ISRO
