what is the standard meridian of India?
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The standard meridian of India is 82.5 degrees east of the Greenwich Meridian. This meridian passes through the city of Allahabad. It runs through the center of the country. In 1905, this longitude was selected as the meridian to create the Indian Standard Time.
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India's standard meridian is 82°30'E.
Standard meridian:
- The longitude that is used to characterize a country's time is its Standard Meridian.
- A country's time should ideally be the same throughout, and this time should be observed everywhere.
Standard meridian of India:
- It travels by Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh).
- This meridian's time serves as the nation's national standard time.
Need for standard meridian:
- India spans a very great distance.
- It is crucial to adopt one central meridian's local time as the nation's standard time since numerous meridians run through it.
- Consequently, the nation needs a standard meridian.
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