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Indian standard meridian

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IST PASSES THROUGH ALLAHABAD (Uttar Pradesh)

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prime meridian

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82 1/2 degrees east longitude.

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What could be the need for Indian standard meridian?

without standard meridian there would be no longitudes, proper time,


How Indian standard meridian is fixed?

The standard meridian is taken as 82'30 Degrees. It is taken because it passes near Allahabad whicf lies almost at the center of the country.


What is the meridian for Indian Standard Time?

5.5 * 15 = 82.5 82.5° east longitude


Why is 82deegre30minutes east take as standard meridian?

THE standard meridian is Greenwich, near London, UK, which is zero degrees. 82 East is in the middle of Asia and India. With a brief glance at an atlas I can't see anything hugely significant in that area, but an Asian or an Indian might.


What is the difference between GMT and Inst?

India Standard Time is five and a half hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.


Why is 82.5 E longitude chosen as the standard meridian for India?

82 degree and 30' is taken as the standard meridian of India Because: It aviods confusion regarding train and flight timings as there is a time lag of 2 hours from Gujrat to Arunachal Pradesh. 82 degree and 30' is divisible by 7 degree and 30'. It divides the two hour lag from west to east into one hour by passing through mirzapur in Uttar pradesh.


Why is there a difference of five and a half hours between greenwich and the Indian standard meridian time?

India Standard Time (IST) = GMT+5:30. So, India is 5 1/2 hours ahead of Greenwich.


What is on the other side of the world from the prime meridian?

The 180th meridian is on the other side, and the International Date Line generally follows the 180th meridian. (The Prime Meridian is the 0th meridian, with there being 360 lines of longitude across the globe)


How can you view an Indian standard code online?

Indian standard for slifrom shuttering & concreting.


What is the equivalent Indian standard to ISO 2553?

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How is Indian Standard Time calculated?

Indian Standard Time is calculated with a time offset of UTC + 5:30. If it is midnight UTC, then it will be 5:30am IST (Indian Standard Time). Indian Standard Time also covers Sri Lanka and the islands of Lakshadweep.


What is full name of ISMC?

ISMC - Indian Standard Medium Channel