Indian time is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of greenwich meridian time explain how
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Greenwich is located at 0° longitude.
The IST is calculated on the basis of the 82.5° Longitude, passing through Prayagaraj.
Since 1° longitude = 4 minutes,
82.5° = 82.5 x 4 minutes = 300 minutes = 5 hours and 30 mins.
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