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Manufacturing Industries in India - II: Mineral-based

ICSE · Class 10 · Geography

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Iron and Steel Industry

  • Iron and steel industry is called the 'basic industry' as it forms the backbone of industrial economy
  • Most industries like automobile, railways, shipbuilding, defense equipment depend on iron and steel
  • Production and consumption of iron and steel measures the level of industrialization
2

Major Iron and Steel Plants

  • Tata Steel (1907) - Oldest, largest, private sector, located at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
  • Bhilai Steel Plant (1957) - First public sector, USSR collaboration, Chhattisgarh
  • Rourkela Steel Plant (1959) - West German collaboration, Odisha, known for latest technology
3

Electronics Industry

  • Major centers: Bengaluru, Noida, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Mumbai
  • Bengaluru is called 'Silicon Valley of India'
  • Two main sectors: Hardware manufacturing and Software development
4

Petrochemical Industry

  • Petrochemicals are chemical substances derived from petroleum, LPG, and coal
  • Raw materials: Petroleum, natural gas, coal through cracking and polymerization processes
  • Products: Plastics (PVC, polythene), synthetic fibers (nylon, dacron, terylene), synthetic rubber

Key Concepts

Known as the 'basic industry' becauseFour major plantsIncludes manufacturing of electronic goods likeUses petroleumIndustries locate based on availability

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