. Why do we need a Standard Meridian for India

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• Standard Meridian is a meridian which is  used to determine standard time.
• The time of a place depends on the longitude that passes through it. Therefore, the standard time for each country is usually taken as the time of the central meridian that passes through it
• India has a vast longitudinal extent. Since many meridians pass through india, 
• Then it is important to adopt the local time of one central meridian of a country as the standard time for the country. 
• Thus, we need a standard meridian for India.

• We need a standard meridian for India because to adopt the local time of one central meridian of a country as the standard time for the country.