DST · India
Daylight saving · 2024.
India does not observe daylight saving time. The clock stays fixed.
What changes
- Zone
Asia/Kolkata· the IANA timezone for India's capital region. Some large countries (US, Brazil, Russia) span multiple zones — this page shows the headline zone.- Why DST?
- It shifts daylight from morning to evening during summer. Most countries near the equator skip it (sunrise/sunset shift little across the year). Several US states and EU member states have proposed abolishing it.