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Differentiate between
Indian standard time (IST) and Brazilian standard time (BRT)
Distinguish Between
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Solution
| Basis | IST | BRT |
| Time zones | India has a single time zone. | Brazil has four time zones |
| The difference between Greenwich time | India is in the eastern hemisphere, and the Indian Standard Time is ahead by 5 hours 30 minutes of the Greenwich Meridian Time. | Brazil is in the western hemisphere, and its four different time zones are 2, 3, 4 and 5 hours, respectively, behind Greenwich Meridian Time. BRT is 3 hours behind GMT. |
| Difference between extreme points | The difference between the two extreme most points is 2 hours or 120 minutes. | The difference between two extreme points is around 168 minutes. (2 hours 48 minutes) |
| Time difference | IST stands for Indian Standard Time. | BRT stands for Brazilian Time. |
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