Question

Write in detail about Heavy Industries.

Answer 1

1. The heavy industries included the iron and steel industry, steel was first manufactured by modem methods at Kulti in 1874.
2. Iron and steel industries began rooted in the Indian soil at the beginning of the 20th century.
3. However, the credit for the development of large-scale manufacture of steel in India goes to Jamshedji Tata.
4. The Tata Iron and steel company (TISCO) was set up in 1907 at Jamshedpur,
5. It started producing pig iron in 1911 and steel ingots in 1912.