Having two time zones would result in saving of 2.7 billion units of electricity annually, according to research by the National Institute of Advanced Studies
The debate on different time zones for India has been going on for a few years now. North Indian states have been demanding different time zones citing difficulties in maintaining work and school schedules.
One important point that emerged during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-26) at Glasgow was that renewable energy resources such as solar, wind and hydropower cannot always be relied upon to supplement fossil fuel-generated energy as they are weather-dependent.