Pralhad Joshi commissions Indian Standard Time dissemination network using White Rabbit technology

New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha ) : Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi commissioned the White Rabbit Technology-based Indian Standard Time (IST) Dissemination Demonstration Network at the Regional Reference Standard Laboratory (RRSL) in Bengaluru, marking a significant step towards building a secure and indigenous national time synchronisation system.

The demonstration network, developed jointly by the Department of Consumer Affairs, CSIR–National Physical Laboratory (CSIR–NPL) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), enables the secure dissemination of UTC (NPLI)-traceable Indian Standard Time using Precision Time Protocol (PTP)-based White Rabbit Technology. The system is designed to deliver highly accurate, secure and resilient time synchronisation for critical sectors, including banking, financial markets, telecommunications, power systems, transportation, digital governance and other strategic infrastructure.

During the event, Joshi said accurate and secure dissemination of Indian Standard Time is emerging as a key component of India’s digital public infrastructure. He said a trusted national time source would strengthen consumer protection, support fair trade, enhance cyber resilience and improve the reliability of financial markets, telecommunications, power systems and digital governance.

The minister also announced that the Department of Consumer Affairs, in collaboration with CSIR–NPL, ISRO, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the National Stock Exchange (NSE), BSNL and other stakeholders, has successfully completed the verification of secure dissemination of Indian Standard Time between the RRSL in Bengaluru and the NSE in Chennai using White Rabbit Technology.