Government policies encourage or discourage manufacturing activity in certain locations or regions and the control is very strong in planned economies. While the government may encourage establishment of...
Zinc occurs generally in association of lead and both these minerals are therefore mined together. The only area in the world where zinc is mined without lead is...
For several decades, China has been world’s largest producer and consumer of coal. Due to its huge coal consumption, the country is also world’s biggest polluter emitting billions...
Unlike the cotton textile and woolen textile industry that are largely market oriented, silk industry has developed in countries with a high level of technological development and the...
Geographically, the cotton textile industry is fairly widespread in the world. However, the largest concentrations are in US, India, China, Russia, Japan, Pakistan, France and UK. Other important...
Since all industries need raw materials, the distance from which they have to be obtained is an important consideration. If the amount of raw materials required is more...
Sugar industry is a highly weight losing industry. Therefore manufacturing has to be done quickly after the crop is harvested from the field. Due to these facts, sugar...
The fall of oil prices globally can be cited by reasons: Low demand due to weak economic activities Growing switch away from oil to other fuels USA has...
India has started emerging as an important nation in the field of engineering industries. The major industries and the important industrial centres are listed here: Heavy Engineering Equipment:...
Commercial production comes from four types of ores viz. haematite, magnetite, limonite and siderite. The leading producers of iron ore in the world are China, Brazil, Australia, India...
