Question

what is meant by Indian standard time..why do we need a standard meridian in India...​

Answer 1

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It is called as IST. (i) India is a large country, almost 30 degrees are passing from westernmost state to easternmost state Arunachal Pradesh. ... (iii) To avoid confusion or chaos for having different timings in different states of India, one standard meridian is taken to have a uniform time for the entire country.

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Answer 2

Indian Standard Time is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time IST is designated E* ("Echo - star").