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[edit] Daylight savings

Why was DST used during the 1962 and 1971 wars ? Both were fought in winter (Nov and Dec respectively) and I am under the impression that DST is used only for summer. Tintin (talk) 14:34, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Isn't it the other way round? Daylight savings is used to fully utilise the daylight by shifting the time ahead by an hour so that the effects of an early sunset could be nullified. - Aksi_great (talk) 14:38, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
In England, the GMT and British times are same now, but during the summer the GMT lags behind BST by one hour (IST then leads BST by 4:30). So I think it is in summer that they change the clocks. See also Daylight_saving_time#Rationales_for_DST (but it is also true that nothing prevents a country from using it in the other way during winter). Tintin (talk) 14:45, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
I think editors should provide the reasons for using DST during the wars instead of relying on conjectures or assumptions. It actually leaves one hungry for more information on this specific aspect. Many seem to have raised this point. tx Idleguy 14:55, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
I can't say specifically why it was used in this case, but daylight savings time is used during war times because it naturally tends to conserve oil/gas/electricity/whatever else is used to provide light. War time rationing tends to create the need to do this. Raul654 00:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Joke - IST

IST is often used as the reason why Indians are always late in India. but someone else needs to verify this before it gets entered

[edit] Map problem

The map showing the longitude is inaccurate because the longitude is not a straight line because of the curvature of the earth's surface. Arvindn 03:17, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

That depends on the projection. If it's Mercator then the longitude line would be straight. But, since there's no graticule or projection information on the image page, it's hard to say.Stratosphere (U T) 06:24, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
As an added note, it isn't limited to Mercator. If that particular longitude is used for the standard meridian for some projections, it would also appear straight. Stratosphere (U T) 06:27, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Special Subject?

Wow, one down, 23 to go. We could probably choose something more interesting by just hitting "Random Article": I just did that, and got "Cadaveric spasm." Not bad. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Thomasmallen (talk • contribs).

There are actually 25 different standard time zones, and IST is not one of the standard time zones anyway. (25 time zones exist because the International Date Line bisects a time zone.) Featured articles are chosen, not for interest, but for quality of the article. —Cuiviénen 04:09, 22 January 2007 (UTC)


And yet... you'd think there was SOMETHING out there we could have found a happy medium with. --Soonlaypale 07:56, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lock?

This article should be protected because of many vandalisms. --grawity 10:44, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Because the page is today's featured article, it is not recommended to protect it. See Main Page featured article protection for details. — Ambuj Saxena (☎) 11:27, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sidereal time

I am bemused by the mention of the ancient Indian astronomers' sidereal day. The article states that it begins at sunrise at the prime meridian. If it's a sidereal clock, then it must be defined by the rise or set of a particular star. By definition, solar and sidereal time drift relative to one another by 24 hours every year.

If the statement in the article is true, then it also needs a date to pin it down to one particular sunrise, and this would still lead to inaccuracies due to a year not being an integral multiple of a day.

Please could the author, or someone who knows the background here, please clarify this matter? Thanks. King Hildebrand 12:27, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

I believe the term sidereal to be incorrectly used in this context, and so have removed it from the article, replacing it, where necessary with astronomical. If I am mistaken, please let a more knowledgeable person revert my edits, and explain - either here or in the main article - why. Cheers! --King Hildebrand 21:22, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism here?

after the introduction I see this, " This page is a bunch of crap. All they are telling you is lies and a bunch og stuff that you really don't want to look at. if you really want somthing reliable than you should go to a real encyclopedia, not a FREE. Alls that means is that anyone can dit it and put in there own stuff that makesno sence at all.You can find a lot more free encyclopedia on lie but Wikipedia is a crock."

I try to edit it out, but for some reason, it doesn't show up inthe edit page. I'm wondering what's going on and if anyone is trying to fix it.

Moonym 16:28, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed areas

So what time is used in the disputed areas of the north and Arunchal Pradesh? Keep in mind, Pakistan (+5 GMT) and China (+8 GMT) claims areas that India also claims, so, considering what nation has a claim on a particular territory, there could be as much as a 2.5 hour discrepancy! Do people use times based on which country they owe their allegiance to? --Canuckguy 14:46, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Isn't the population there largely rural and agricultural? I bet most of them get up when it gets light, go to bed when it gets dark, and neither know nor care what the clocks in Islamabad, Delhi, and Beijing say. —Angr 20:51, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
They would obviously keep the time with the country that administers them. :) =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:24, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations

Congratulations to all editors who worked to promote this article to FA-status. :) Ekantik talk 17:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Abuse

Somebody has abused this article. Please reedit and correct this article.

[edit] Silly comment removed

I see someone removed the comment near the top of the article (that stated "this page is a bunch of crap..." etc) while I was reading the discussion page, looking for relevant commentary.

Omega Man 23:24, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stretchable time

Indians joke about IST as Indian Stretchable Time since people generally do not stick to time and scheduled events do not follow the timetable that was first set up.[20]
IST "Indian Standard Time" can also jokingly refer to arriving late to Indian gatherings or the late start of Indian events.[21] For example, if a concert is scheduled to being at 7:00 PM, often it will begin no earlier than 8:00 PM, a.k.a. "7:00 PM, IST".

Both of the above apply to some extent to Malaysia and Malaysian standard time BTW 203.109.240.93 15:13, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name change

I object to the article name being changed to Time in India on grounds of "consistency". IST is a defined timezone, a proper noun, while [Time in ABC] is a created one, only justifiable if a country has multiple timezones. move =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:13, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

This action was done unilaterally by Tobias Conradi (talk · contribs), not to mention tarnishing a featured article by removing large quantities of text from the lead. =Nichalp «Talk»= 17:19, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep the name Indian Standard Time, per the rationale presented by Nichalp.--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:47, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Obvious Keep for the name Indian Standard Time, which is the proper name for the time zone analogous to Greenwich Mean Time. Why wasn't the move to "Time in India" discussed ? Abecedare 01:39, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mirzapur mention

Is Mirzapur's name mentioned anywhere in some formal documentation about IST? If yes, please quote. If Mirzapur is included because it lies close to 82.5E latitude, then there will be a bunch of other districts from Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The mention, as is to me and many, without any supporting citation, irrelevant. VivekTalk!! 18:20, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Assam Tea Garden time

Hey, many tea gardens in Assam observe their own time zone that is Indian Standard Time +1 . This is a tradition that the British tea garden managers started to increase output in the tea gardens and is still observed. The reason I did not edit it into the main article is because I do not have any references. I know that because I am Assamese and lived my life a mere 100 feet away from a tea garden!! :)

Priyankoo 03:04, 30 October 2007 (UTC)