Help and FAQ ❓
Answers to common questions about IndiaRealTime - how each service works, how often data updates, where it comes from, and how to get support.
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Getting Started
What is IndiaRealTime?
IndiaRealTime brings together live weather, air quality (AQI), mandi commodity prices, gold and silver rates, fuel and gas prices, currency rates, Panchang, cricket scores and more for cities across India, in one fast-loading site.
Is IndiaRealTime free to use?
Yes. Every page and service on IndiaRealTime is free, with no login or sign-up required.
Do I need to create an account?
No account is needed to view any data. "My locations" on the homepage saves your chosen cities in your own browser (local storage), not on an account.
How do I find data for my city?
Use the search box on the homepage to type your city, district or a commodity name, or tap "📍 My city" to auto-detect your location. You can also browse by state from the homepage's "Browse India" section.
What does the "📍 My city" button do?
It asks your browser for permission to access your device's approximate location, then shows you the nearest matching city's data. It only runs when you tap it, and nothing is stored on our servers. See our Privacy Policy for details.
How do I save a city to "My locations"?
Tap the star (☆) next to any city on the homepage's "My locations" list, or search for a city and add it from there. Saved cities are kept in your browser only, so they won't follow you to a different device or browser.
Weather and Air Quality
How often is weather data updated?
Weather data refreshes once daily, sourced from WeatherAPI.com.
How often is AQI (air quality) data updated?
Air Quality Index data refreshes every 6 hours, sourced from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitoring stations via data.gov.in.
What do the AQI colour bands mean?
IndiaRealTime uses CPCB's official 6-band scale (Good, Satisfactory, Moderate, Poor, Very Poor and Severe), each shown with its number range and, for the higher bands, a health recommendation. Every city and state page explains the current band in plain language.
What are Weather Alerts and Earthquake Alerts?
Weather Alerts surfaces active IMD warnings (heavy rain, heatwave, etc.) by region; Earthquake Alerts shows recent seismic events in and around India. Both appear as homepage badges only when there's something active to report.
Gold, Silver and Metal Prices
How often are gold and silver prices updated?
Gold, silver, platinum and palladium rates are updated once daily at 7 AM IST from licensed market data.
What's the difference between 24K, 22K and 18K gold?
24 Karat (24K) is 999-fine (99.9% pure) gold; 22 Karat (22K, 916, the BIS-hallmark standard for most Indian jewellery) is 91.6% pure; 18 Karat (18K) is 75% pure. The gold price page shows the rate for all three.
Why is silver priced per kilogram but gold per 10 grams?
That matches how silver and gold are actually quoted and traded in India: silver by the kilogram, gold (and platinum/palladium) per 10 grams. Per-gram rates are also shown for reference.
Fuel, Gas and Currency
How often are fuel prices updated?
Petrol and diesel prices on the fuel price page are updated once daily for every state and major city.
Where do fuel and LPG/gas prices come from?
From official daily fuel-pricing data, covering every state and union territory.
How often are currency exchange rates updated?
INR exchange rates on the currency page are updated once daily, sourced from the Frankfurter exchange-rate API.
Mandi and Commodity Prices
How often are mandi (commodity) prices updated?
Mandi prices on the commodity prices page are updated daily from Government of India open data portals (data.gov.in).
Why do prices vary between markets in the same city?
A city can have several mandis (e.g. "Pune(Pimpri) APMC" vs "Pune(Moshi) APMC") that report different prices for the same commodity on the same day. That's a real feature of India's mandi system, not a data error. We pin trend comparisons to one specific market so they're never mixing two different markets' prices.
Panchang, Rashifal and Muhurat
What is Panchang and how often is it updated?
Panchang is the daily Hindu almanac: Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, sunrise/sunset and auspicious/inauspicious timings. Our Panchang page updates it daily, sourced from FreeAstrologyAPI.com.
What is Rashifal?
Rashifal is a daily astrological reading by zodiac sign (rashi). Find yours on the Rashifal page.
What are Muhurat and the Vrat Calendar?
Muhurat lists auspicious time windows for the day (Abhijit Muhurat, Amrit Kaal, and inauspicious periods like Rahu Kalam); the Vrat Calendar lists upcoming Hindu fasting/observance days. Both update daily.
Other Services
How often are cricket scores updated?
Cricket scores on the cricket page are checked hourly, more frequently around live matches.
What are Bank Holidays and Toll Rates?
The Bank Holidays page shows whether banks are open today in each state, including regional and festival holidays. The Toll Rates page lists toll-plaza rates across India's highway network.
Accuracy, Data and Support
How accurate is the data on IndiaRealTime?
We republish data from official government sources (IMD, CPCB, data.gov.in) and licensed market APIs as-is, on the refresh schedule stated on each page. Underlying sources can themselves be delayed or revised, so for high-stakes agricultural, health, travel or financial decisions, always verify against the original official source. See our Terms and Conditions.
Is IndiaRealTime affiliated with the Government of India?
No. IndiaRealTime is independently and privately run. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the Government of India, the IMD, the CPCB, or any other government body; we republish their public data in a more accessible form.
I found an error in the data, how do I report it?
Email contact@indiarealtime.com with the exact page URL and city, and we'll look into it. See our Contact Us page for other ways to reach us.
How do I contact IndiaRealTime?
Visit our Contact Us page for general feedback, privacy/data requests, and partnership enquiries, each with its own email address.