New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- India is preparing to upgrade its timekeeping system, moving from GPS-based synchronization to using the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) linked with atomic clocks, according to a Times of India report.

Each of these centres is equipped with atomic clocks to maintain ultra-precise timekeeping.

Once operational, digital devices like smartphones and laptops will rely on this unified time standard instead of sourcing data from varied GPS-linked providers.

According to Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare, most of the technical groundwork for the Time Dissemination Project has been completed, with atomic clocks already installed at four regional centres, said the TOI report.

A successful test of the Nav...