Know when and how the Indian Standard Time was decided?
Know when and how the Indian Standard Time was decided?
Know when and how the Indian Standard Time was decided?
If you also want to know when and how the Indian Standard Time was decided, then you must read this article.
The history of Indian Standard Time is very interesting.
Earlier there was no Indian Standard Time in India, but it was mentioned for the first time in the British period.
In the British era, time zones were determined according to the city and state like Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), Kolkata (Calcutta).
It is believed that after independence in 1947, the Government of India established the Indian Standard Time ie Indian Standard Time for the entire country.
This fixed the time zone +5:30 hours ahead of the world's Coordinated Time UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
Indian Standard Time (IST) is observed by adding Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.
The Indian Standard Time is decided on the basis of 82.5 degree east longitude from the clock tower in Mirzapur.
The line of Indian Standard Time passes through five states. This includes Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.