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Standard the standard time of India has been decided by the local time at 82.5 degree East longitude

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Standard time of India is the local time at 82.5° East longitude.

Explanation:

  • The Indian standard time is observed throughout India with the offset of UTC at +5:30 as India does have any DST or daylight saving needs and doesn't needs any other seasonal adjustments.
  • The IST is calculated form 82.5 ° E longitude that is west of Mirzapur in the U.P.
  • The British established the Madras Observatory as 5 hr and 30 minutes ahead of the Greenwich meantime as the local standard time of the country.
  • And this made the standard to begin form the midnight as it supported the shipping activity of Bombay and later began to be used as the official time.

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