Why 82°30 is chosen as India's standard meridian?
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The reason of choosing 82°30' E as our IST is because it was the center most longitude for India.
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82^•30 is chosen as India’s meridian because it is a longitude which passes from the middle of India in Allahabad. It is also called IST which means Indian standard time. It is 5 and 30 hours ahead of Greenwich mean time(GMT)
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