what is ist time zone
Currently has same time zone offset as IST (UTC +5:30) but different time zone name. India Standard Time (IST) is 5:30 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) . This time zone is a standard time zone and is used in: Asia. India Standard Time is a half-hour time zone. Its local time differs by 30 minutes from the usual one-hour time zone interval. This time zone is often called Indian Time.