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 ....