Question

why is 82 degree 30 minute as the Standard Meridian of India​

Answer 1

India is geographically 7th largest country in the world and from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat, the time lag is 2 hours, just to average it out, the geographical position of Mirzapur in UP i. e. 82.30′E has been taken as Indian Standard Time. It is the longitude, which divides India into two equal (approx.)

The 82degree 30' East longitude is taken asStandard Time Meridian of India, as it passes through the middle of India(Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh).

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