India, Oct. 5 -- Daylight Saving Time (DST) is when the clocks are set an hour ahead during the spring and then are turned back again in the fall to standard time. According to The Almanac, Benjamin Franklin's An Economical Project of 1784 was the earliest proposal for DST, which begins in March and ends in November.

As Halloween is just around the corner, DST is one month away from its end. As per The Almanac, moving the clock forward in the spring season grants more daylight during evenings. Similarly, moving back clocks in the fall provides more daylight during winter mornings.

The Daylight Saving Time started on March 9 and will end on November 2. Debates and deliberations have been going on in Congress to "lock the clock." However,...