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why is 82degree 30E has been selected as the standard time meridian of India

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Answered by swingYT
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1. It is a centrally located meridian.

2. It is divisible by 7deegre 30'. and it is a universally accepted fact that a standard meridian of a region should be divisible by 7deegre 30'.

3. It avoids the time confusion of 2 hours between the East and the West of India.
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