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Video: Why does India, a country almost 3000 km wide, have only one timezone?

Name: Video: Why does India, a country almost 3000 km wide, have only one timezone?
Uploaded: 2018-04-26T15:48:40.897639+05:30
Channel: Ramakrishnan M
Description: Under Indian Standard Time, many North-east states are forced to waste precious hours of daylight, driving up electricity costs.

Under Indian Standard Time, many North-east states are forced to waste precious hours of daylight, driving up electricity costs.

Ramakrishnan M

Nov 07, 2017 · 08:45 am

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