Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset ofUTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time (DST) or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time IST is designated E* (“Echo-Star”).

Standard meridian of India is 82.5 E longitude which passes through Mirzapur near Allahabad. It is 5:30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The eastern part of India from False Divi Point to CAPE COMORIN is called Coromandal coast, while Konkan, Gujarat plains and Malabar plains are related to western coast.

Expl:- The Survey of India was established in 1767 under the department of science and technology ministry. The main objective of department is to locate all the areas in the country and cart them in a map so that standard map can be available for inclusive and faster growth. The organization works on making a database of all natural maps under digital cartographical database.

1. 1st century BC The water harvesting system that taps the flood waters of the Ganga River was at Shringaverapura, located in the present-day Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh state of India.

2. The system was composed of three percolation-cum-storage tanks, fed by an 11-meter wide and 5-meter deep canal, which diverted flood water from the monsoon-swollen Ganga.

3. During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, large-scale dams, irrigation systems and harvesting systems were constructed throughout his kingdom.

1. The headquarter of the ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research is located in Junagarh.

2. The headquarter of ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed & Mustard Research is located in Bharatpur.

3. The headquarter of ICAR-Directorate of Soybean Research is located in Indore.

Bhimgarh Dam is located in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh state of India.

It is built on the Bainganga River.

It is the largest earthen dam in Asia.

Construction of the dam began in 1972 and was completed in 1987–88.

1. The distance covered by the first train between Bombay and Thane in 1853 was approximately 34 km.

2. This train was pulled by three steam engines named Sahib, Sultan and Sindh. The train had 14 coaches and was carrying about 400 people.