Time

World's most accurate clock is now on the market: Here's how much it costs

Japanese firm Shimadzu Corp plans to sell 10 units of the optical lattice clock over three years in Japan and internationally

Time, money limits in online games help curb addictive behaviour: Study

The study, conducted based on data provided by gaming companies, analysed the gaming habits of more than 8,000 gamers

Govt drafts rules for mandatory adoption of Indian Standard Time nationwide

In a move to standardize timekeeping, the government has drafted comprehensive rules mandating the exclusive use of Indian Standard Time (IST) across all official and commercial platforms, with the Consumer Affairs Ministry seeking public feedback by February 14. The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2024, aims to establish a legal framework for standardising timekeeping practices, mandating IST as the sole time reference for legal, administrative, commercial, and official documents. "IST shall be the mandatory time reference across all sectors, including commerce, transport, public administration, legal contracts, and financial operations," as per the draft rule. Key provisions include, prohibition of time references other than IST for official and commercial purposes, mandatory display of IST in government offices and public institutions and requirement for time-synchronization systems to ensure reliability, availability, and cybersecurity. The proposal comes as part

The politics of time: United by calculations and divided by biases

This situation where time depended on the observer's religious affiliations was due to Lebanon's complicated demographics

Every second counts. Or does it? The answer holds leap second's fate

International timekeepers are meeting in France to debate the future of the bothersome leap second

Tesla CEO Elon Musk named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year'

From hosting SNL to dropping tweets on cryptos and meme stocks that have triggered massive movements in their value, Musk has dominated the headlines and amassed over 66 mn followers on Twitter

This year to be one second longer: US Naval Observatory

Observations show that after roughly 500 to 750 days, the difference between Earth rotation time and atomic time would be about one second

Time planning a rejig around video, live events

Time is planning a major reorganisation focused on web video, live events and working closely with marketers

Raghuram Rajan, Flipkart founders among 100 most influential people in 2016: Time

Other Indians include Sundar Pichai, Priyanka Chopra, Sania Mirza, Sunita Narain; Modi is a surprise omission