Should India Have Two Time Zones?

    • Publish Date: Jul 27 2017 12:50PM
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    • Updated Date: Jul 27 2017 12:51PM
Should India Have Two Time Zones?

Proactively considering two time zones: Government 


The government has said it was “proactively” considering the matter of the country having two separate time zones. What exactly is a time zone? Will the move prove beneficial for the country? We analyse...


Why it’s important to have two time zones?

  • According to supporters of this proposal, the difference in sunrise/sunset time between the eastern and western parts in India is about two hours. 
  • Since day breaks earlier in the east than the rest of the country, a different time zone could allow people there to start working sooner. This could lead to energy saving and productivity gains, they add. 

The present scenario

  • As of now, the country’s standard time is defined by 82.5E longitude that passes through Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh and if it was to be advanced by half an hour, the defining longitude would be 90E near the Assam-West Bengal border.

 

 

 

 

 

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Hemalatha.G Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary Scho

That''s interesting and new.

Aishwarya Iyer Deens Academy

Yes, I think so too. 2 time zones would be something very cool however there would be some cons.

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

Introducing two time zones for India will have both positive and negative impacts. It is true that creating two time zones will help save 2.7 units of electricity but on the other hand we have to consider the problems that will occur in arrival and departure time of trains, airplanes, etc. There will be problems in the field of content technology such as showing live programmes on TV. Moreover it will affect the IT industry, business, defence ministry and will lead to chaos.

Pragya RUKMINI DEVI PUB. SCHOOL(PITAMPURA)

Changing to two time zones would be very confusing.

ABHIGYAN SINGH Harmony International School , Kharghar

No that will be a problem

Prem Ranjan Prasad ARMY PUBLIC SCH CHD PKL

India is the second* largest country in the world that runs on a single time zone. Of the top 7 big nations, other than India and China, nations run on 3 or more timezones. India has considered multiple time zones a few times and figured it was not worth it. Majority of India''s major cities (Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai) are relatively close to the central longitude. This is the same case for China, where most of its economy is centered around the B

Aikya Oruganti Epistemo Global - Vikas Leadership School

may be helpful

Aikya Oruganti Epistemo Global - Vikas Leadership School

great

Koushtubh Roy Lakshmipat Singhania Academy

Introducing two time zones is not a bad idea as doing this we will not have problem of time in eastern and western parts of INDIA We will not have to change time in our watch at every state we go.dst is a great thing.

Sanvi.J NPS International

‘Two time zones will create chaos’ A dual time zone in India, which will be set in place if Assam turns its clock forward by an hour, will not only create “unimaginable chaos” in a country of India’s demographic size, but also barely meet its intended goal of saving energy, say authors of a new research paper that examines the merits of resetting the Indian Standard Time (IST).

Ronit.R National Hill View Public School

I feel that dividing the country into two time zones will create a lot o confusion in flight timings which will cause a lot of problems in domestic travel too .The telecast of live programs on television will also be affected .I feel that this will not be a good move

Suvinay Goyal PRESIDIUM PUBLIC SCHOOL

didn''t expect that

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