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railway locomotives, wagon and coach-

building industries are located in
Chittaranjan, Varanasi and Jamshedpur.

Light Up YourThinking Remembered Percep on

Write the names of companies that
manufacture these.
1. mobile phone _____________________ Heavy electricals
2. bu er _____________________ Importance of Industries
3. television _____________________
• Most of the people get employment.

• Economic condition of a country
Heavy Electricals : The Bharat Heavy improves.

Electricals Limited (BHEL) makes • It helps in improving the standard of
turbines and generators. This industry is living of the people.

set up at Haridwar in Uttarakhand and • Industries are very essential for the
Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. progress of a nation.

Words to Know

resources: things we use from nature or make ourselves to live and work

industry: a specific sector of an economy
handloom: fabric woven on a manually operated loom

tex le: any cloth made in a factory
mills: factories where raw materials are made into useful products

Wind-up

• Industries are the centres where we manufacture products from raw materials
after processing them.
• Raw materials are the most important factors for the growth of any industry.

• Machines are run by skilled workers, technicians and engineers.
• A huge amount of money is needed to run large-scale industries.

• Cottage industries are home-based industries.

• Cotton textile mills are located mostly around Mumbai, Kanpur, Madurai,
Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Varanasi and Panipat.
• Ship-building industries are located in Kochi, Visakhapatnam and Mumbai.

• The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) manufactures turbines and generators.

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