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Manufacturing Industries in India - II: Mineral-based

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Card 1Iron and Steel Industry

What is an integrated steel plant and how does it differ from a mini steel plant?

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An integrated steel plant carries out all three processes (melting iron ore in blast furnace, steel making, and shaping by rolling) under one complex. Mini steel plants are decentralized secondary uni

Card 2Iron and Steel Industry

Why is the iron and steel industry called the 'basic industry'?

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Iron and steel industry is called the basic industry because it forms the backbone of the industrial economy. Most important industries like automobile, locomotives, rail tracks, shipbuilding, machine

Card 3Iron and Steel Industry

List the advantages of mini steel plants in India.

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Advantages: (a) Use easily available and cheap scrap iron (b) Require less capital investment (c) Do not cause pollution (d) Produce special steel (e) Can be set up at any convenient place without hug

Card 4Iron and Steel Industry

When and where was Tata Steel Company established? What makes it unique?

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Tata Steel Company was established in 1907 by Jamshedji Tata at Sakchi (now Jamshedpur) in Singhbhum District, Jharkhand. Production started in 1911. It is unique as the oldest and largest steel indus

Card 5Iron and Steel Industry

What are the favorable factors for Tata Steel Company at Jamshedpur?

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Raw materials: High-grade haematite iron ore from Noamundi mines (Singhbhum, Jharkhand and Mayurbhanj, Odisha), Coal from Jharia coalfields, Manganese from Keonjhar (Odisha). Infrastructure: Water fro

Card 6Iron and Steel Industry

Describe the establishment and significance of Bhilai Steel Plant.

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Bhilai Steel Plant was established in 1957 in Durg District, Chhattisgarh, with USSR technical collaboration. It was the first public sector steel plant. Production started in 1959. It mainly produces

Card 7Iron and Steel Industry

What are the key features of Rourkela Steel Plant?

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Location: Sundargarh District, north Odisha. Collaboration: West German firms Krupps and Demag during Second Five-Year Plan. Started production in 1959. Known for latest technology in steel making. Pr

Card 8Iron and Steel Industry

What makes Visakhapatnam Steel Plant unique among Indian steel plants?

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Unique features: First seashore-based steel plant in India, most sophisticated and modern plant, managed by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), major export-oriented plant taking advantage of coasta

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