Manufacturing Industries Test - 5

Dabur industries are in private sector.Dabur is India's largest Ayurvedic medicine & natural consumer products manufacturer.

Joint sector industries which are jointly run by the state and individuals or a group of individuals. Oil India Ltd. (OIL) is jointly owned by public and private sector.

Based on the bulk and weight of raw material and finished goods: Heavy industries such as iron and steel is called a heavy industry because it  involves highercapital intensity than light industry does, and it is also often more heavily cyclical ininvestment and employment.

In ancient India, cotton textiles were produced with hand spinning and handloom weaving techniques. After the 18th century, power-looms came into use.Our traditional industries suffered a set back during the colonial period because they could not compete with the mill made cloth from England.

The first successful textile mill was established in Mumbai in 1854. by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar. By 1870 there were 13 mills in Bombay.

Sixty per cent mills are in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This industry is seasonal in nature so, it is ideally suited to the cooperative sector.

The Iron and Steel industry is referred to as heavy industry because all the raw materials needed for the manufacturing of products as well as the finished goods are heavy and bulky.

Liberalisation and Foreign Direct Investment have given a boost to the industry with the efforts of private entrepreneurs.The increased interest shown by such companies has led to a growth in the steel industry of India. India is expected to emerge as a strong force in the global steelmarket in coming years.

Inorganic chemicals include sulphuric acid (used to manufacture fertilisers, synthetic fibres, plastics, adhesives, paints, dyes stuffs), nitric acid, alkalies, soda ash (used to make glass, soaps and detergents, paper) and caustic soda.

After the Green Revolution the industry expanded to several other parts of the country. Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Kerala contribute towards half the fertiliser production.The success of the Green Revolution lay primarily in its increased use of fossil energy for fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation to raise crops as well as in improved seed. It greatly increased the energy-intensiveness of agricultural production, in some cases by 100-fold or more