Geography, asked by SanyaBhasin, 11 months ago

What is Indian Standard Time? Why do we need a standard time for India?​

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Answered by rehan7549
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Answer:

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Explanation:

India is a very big country. In order to maintain the uniformity of time within the country the Standard Meridian of India is taken as 82 ½ ° E longitude. It passes through the city of Allahabad. The local time along this Meridian serves as the Indian Standard Time (I.S.T) .Oct 26, 2016

Answered by ramitbdn
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Answer:

Indian Standard Time(or IST) is measured according to the 82.5 degree meridian which passes through Allahabad.

It is 5 and a half hrs ahead of GMT.

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