What Is Prime Meridian? Longitude Line That MP CM Mohan Yadav Wants To Shift And Change Global Time

Prime Meridian Explained: As Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav aims to make Ujjain the global Prime Meridian, know what a Prime Meridian is and how Greenwich was chosen for the Global reference for time.

A visitor to the Royal Observatory, takes a photo of the Gate Clock at the Greenwich Meridian in Greenwich Park, on 16th June 2022, in London, England. Greenwich Park is a former hunting park and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. ( Image Source :Getty Images )

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Thursday that the state government will work towards changing the Prime Meridian from Greenwich in England to Ujjain. During a speech in the state assembly, Yadav expressed that his government would prove why Ujjain should be the global Prime Meridian, challenging the historical convention set in 1884, according to a report by the Hindustan Times. Yadav argued that Ujjain was historically considered India's central meridian, influencing the