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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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