Mineral the backbone of industry articles
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Answer:
5 Major mineral-based industries in India are:
1. Iron and Steel Industry
2. Copper Smelting Industry
3. Aluminium Industry
4. Lead arid Zinc Smelting Industry
5. Cement Industry.
Ever wondered where your smartphone came from? You purchased it from a shop sure, but the shopkeeper purchased it from his distributor, the distributor purchased it from the manufacturer. And, the manufacturer produced a final product, your smartphone, from the raw materials available to him. Thus, the manufacturer is the origin of your smartphone. An industry is a group of organizations involved in producing/manufacturing or handling the same type of product and service. So, a group of smartphone manufacturers is known as an industry.
Explanation:
Industries are part of the secondary activity. Secondary activities or manufacturing converts raw material into products of more value to people. Industry refers to economic activities concerned with the production of goods, extraction of services and provision or services. Hence we can say that Industries are concerned with:
Production of good (steel energy)
Extraction of minerals (coal mining)
Provision for services (tourism)
There are also Emerging Industries:
‘Sunrise Industries’