Question

Why do we need standard meridian to india? Where it is located? Why it is significance?

Answer 1

We need a standard meridian for India because there is a time lag of about 2 hours between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh. To avoid confusion of time in different states , India adopted a standard meridian which is 82 degrees 30 E and it passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh. The significance of standard meridian of India is that Standard meridian is used as the standard time for whole country.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

need- for indian time std. earlier dependent on SUN.

The standard meridian of India is 82.5 degrees east of the Greenwich Meridian. This meridian passes through the city of Allahabad.

In winter, the Indian Standard Time is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. In summer, this time difference is 4 hours and 30 minutes due to adjustments made for daylight savings time. India does not use daylight savings time.

significance- for coordination of govt offices , any job , any moment .

interestingly china has one time zone despite wider longitude while Russia has 11 and in india north eastern states demanding new time zone.