CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Northeast States like Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Tripura run one hour ahead from IST to the rest of other Indian regions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Suggesting two time zones and two ISTs in India: IST-I for most of India and IST-II for the Northeastern region – separated by difference of one hour IST-I, covering the regions falling between longitudes 68°7′E and 89°52′E and IST-II covering the regions between 89°52′E and 97°25′E.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mawlynnong in Meghalaya is the cleanest village in Asia, while Sikkim is the only completely organic state in India. Sikkim packages even offer an organic farming experience while living in their traditional homes across villages such as Lachung, Denchung, Lachen, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -All six of the New England states in the northeastern U.S., currently in the Eastern Time Zone (with daylight saving time), have considered legislation to shift to UTC−04:00, equivalent to Atlantic Standard Time (with no observance of daylight saving time) or Eastern Daylight Time.