1
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Cotton
Textile
|
Most
important industry in terms of employment and production of export goods. In
Maharashtra (Mumbai, Sholapur, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Wardha, Hajipur),
Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar), Tamil Nadu
(Coimbatore Manchestor of South India). Tamil Nadu has the largest number of
cotton textile mills in India
|
2
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Jute
|
India
manufactures the largest quantity of jute goods in the world. Mainly located
in West Bengal, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, UP, MP
|
3
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Silk
Textile
|
The
location of silk industry is governed by two factors - prevalence of
sericulture practices and availability of skilled labour. Karnataka is the
leading producer, followed by West Bengal, Bihar, etc
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4
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Woollen
Textiles
|
In
Punjab (Dhariwal, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Ferozpur), Maharashtra (Mumbai), UP
(Kanpur, Mirzapur, Agra, Tanakpur), etc
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5
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Iron
and steel
|
Located
near the sources of raw materials and fuel (coal). In Jamshedpur (Jharkhand),
Durgapur, Burnpur (W.B.), Bhadrwati (Karnataka), Bokaro (Jharkhand), Rourkela
(Orissa), Bhilai (Chhatisgarh), Salem (T.N.), Vishakhapatnam (A.P.)
|
6
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Aluminium
Smelting
|
Located
mainly near the sources of raw materials, means of transport and cheap
electricity. In Hirakud, Koraput (Orissa), Renukoot (UP), Korba (MP),
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Mettur (TN), Alwaye
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7
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Copper
Smelting
|
In
Khetri, Alwar, Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan), Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Agnigundala
(A.P.)
|
8
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Heavy
Machinery Machine Tools Industry
|
In
Ranchi, Vishakapattnam, Durgapur, Tiruchirapalli, Mumbai, Naini it forms the
basis for the manufacturing of industrial, defence equipments, automobiles,
railway engines and electrical machinery. In Bangalore, Pinjore (Haryana),
Kalamassery (Kerala), Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Srinagar, Ajmer.
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9
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Heavy
Electrical Equipments
|
Power
generation equipments. In Bhopal, Tiruchirapalli, Jammu, Ramchandrapuram
(Hyderabad), Hardwar, Bangalore, and Jagdishpur (UP).
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10
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Railway
Equipments
|
Locomotives:
In Chittaranjan (WB), Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Bhopal.
Coaches: Perambur(TN), Kapurthala (Punjab), also at Bangalore and Kolkata. |
11
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Ship
Building
|
Hindustan
Shipyard at Vishakhapatnam, Cochin Shipyard, Mumbai (Mazgaon Dock) and
Kolkata (Garden Reach Workshop). For Indian Navy, only at Mazgaon
|
12
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Cycles
|
In
Mumbai, Asansol, Sonepat, Delhi, Chennai, Jalandhar and Ludhiana
|
13
|
Tractors
|
At
Faridabad, Pinjore, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai
|
14
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Fertilizers
|
The
location of fertilizer industry is closely related to petro-chemicals. About
70% of the plants producing nitrogenous fertilizers use naphtha as raw
material Naphtha is a by-product of oil refiners. Phosphate plants are
dependent on mineral phosphate found in UP and MP. Now natural gas based
fertilizer plants are also being set up. The Fertilizer Corporation of India
(FCL) was setup up in 1961. National Fertilizer Limited (NFL) was set up in
1974. In Sindri (Bihar), Nangal, Trombay, Gorakhpur, Durgapur, Namrup,
Cochin, Rourkela, Neyveli, Varanasi, Vadodara, Vishakhapattnam, Kota and
Kanpur
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15
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Pharmaceuticals
and Drugs
|
Antibiotics
are prepared at Pimpri and Rishikesh. The Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Limited has 5 plants at Hyderabad, Rishikesh, Chennai, Gurgaon and
Muzaffarpur. A number of other units are concentrated in Mumbai, Baroda,
Delhi, Kolkata and Kanpur.
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16
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Pesticides
|
Delhi
and Alwaye
|
17
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Sugar
Industry
|
UP,
Maharashtra, AP, TN, Karnataka and Bihar
|
18
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Aircraft
|
Hindustan
Aeronautics India Ltd. Was formed by merging two aircraft factories at
Bangalore and Kanpur. Four other factories are at Nasik, Hyderabad, Koraput
(Orissa), Lucknow
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19
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Rubber
Industry
|
Bareilly
(UP), Baroda (Gujarat) - Synthetic Rubber Units, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Amritsar
- Reclaimed Rubber Units
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
INDUSTRIES IN INDIA
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