New Delhi (thestates.news) | The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, commissioned the White Rabbit Technology-based Indian Standard Time (IST) Dissemination Demonstration Network at the Regional Reference Standard Laboratory (RRSL), Bengaluru, on 16 July 2026.
Developed jointly by the Department of Consumer Affairs, CSIR–National Physical Laboratory (CSIR–NPL) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Demonstration Network enables secure dissemination of UTC (NPLI)-traceable Indian Standard Time using Precision Time Protocol (PTP)-based White Rabbit Technology.
The Union Minister also informed that the Department of Consumer Affairs, in collaboration with CSIR–NPL, ISRO, SEBI, the National Stock Exchange (NSE), BSNL and other stakeholders, has successfully completed the verification of secure dissemination of Indian Standard Time between RRSL Bengaluru and NSE Chennai using White Rabbit Technology. Earlier in the day, Shri Pralhad Joshi visited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bengaluru, to review the progress of the Indian Standard Time Dissemination Project being implemented by the Department of Consumer Affairs in collaboration with CSIR–National Physical Laboratory (CSIR–NPL), ISRO and other stakeholder institutions.
During the visit, the Union Minister reviewed the facilities developed for dissemination of Indian Standard Time and interacted with scientists and engineers associated with the project. He appreciated ISRO’s contribution to developing an indigenous, secure and resilient time dissemination infrastructure and acknowledged its collaboration with the Department of Consumer Affairs and CSIR–National Physical Laboratory in advancing the Government’s “One Nation, One Time“ initiative.(s-pib)
