importance of standard Meridian for India
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Standard meridian of india (82 1/2 degree east )passes through mirzapur in UP.
Its importance that time at this meridian is taken as standard time (IST) for whole india for uniformity .
Its importance that time at this meridian is taken as standard time (IST) for whole india for uniformity .
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The imaginary line or the Geographical Coordinate that surpasses horizontally at the center of India is 82° 30’ east. This is the imaginary line from which Indian derives time according to the Prime Meridian.
The earth has been divided into twenty Four time zones with 15 degree of longitude and sustain one hour of each.
So every country must need to select a central meridian to avoid confusions in time calculation. Hence 82° 30’ east has been selected as the central meridian for Indian Standard Time.
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