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what is meant by indian standard time ? why do we need a standard meridan for india ?

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Answered by IshmeetLotey
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standard time means the time which is followed by everyone. standard meridian is needed to prevent the confusion of time in India because in India West is 2 hours ahead than East.



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Answered by ShAiLeNdRaKsP
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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) . The local time of Mirzapur near Allahabad is taken as the standard time all over India . I.S.T is 5:30 hours ahead of G.M.T (Greenwich Mean Time) located in London. Standard Meridian of India is needed to maintain time uniformity in India. 82 ½ ° has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India due to the following reasons : 
1. This is a central Meridian of India as it divides the country into two equal parts.

2.This Central Meridian helps India to adopt time uniformity. 
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