Iron and Steel Industry

Geographical Aspect

  • In India, the iron and steel industry grew in areas where raw materials were plentiful.
  • The Chota Nagpur plateau is home to all of India's major steel-making centres, which are spread across four states: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.

Historical Aspect

  • The Mehrauli pillar is evidence that Indians were skilled at smelting iron in antiquity.
  • The first contemporary iron and steel industry unit, however, was founded in Porto-Nova (Tamil Nadu) in 1830, although it was a failure.
  • The iron and steel industry began with the establishment of the TISCO facility in Jamshedpur in 1907.
  • Since then, India's iron and steel ....
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