Editing Indian Standard Time (section)

{{short description|Time zone, observed in India and Sri Lanka; UTC+05:30}}
{{For|Irish Standard Time|Time in the Republic of Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{infobox time zone
| title = Indian Standard Time
| caption = {{legend|#b7ec6d|Indian Standard Time}}
| offset = +05:30
| initials = IST
| dst use = none
| display observance = yes
}}
'''Indian Standard Time''' ('''IST'''), sometimes also called '''India Standard Time''', is the [[time zone]] observed throughout the [[Republic of India]], with a [[time offset]] of [[UTC+05:30]]. India does not observe [[daylight saving time]] or other seasonal adjustments. In [[List of military time zones|military and aviation time]], IST is designated '''E*''' ("Echo-Star").<ref>{{cite web|url= https://greenwichmeantime.com/time/india/|title= Military and Civilian Time Designations|access-date= 2006-12-02|work=[[Greenwich Mean Time]]}}</ref> It is indicated as ''Asia/Kolkata'' in the [[Tz database|IANA time zone database]].