India: resources, agriculture, industry and transport
Conventional energy resources
Practise 4 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Coal: Gondwana fields (Jharia, Raniganj, Bokaro, Korba, Talcher, Singrauli, Godavari valley) and tertiary lignite and coal (Neyveli, Assam, Meghalaya)
- Indian coal quality: high ash, low sulphur, low calorific value; coking coal imports for steel
- Petroleum: Mumbai High, Cambay, Assam (Digboi, Naharkatiya), Krishna-Godavari, Cauvery, Barmer (Rajasthan); refineries
- Natural gas fields and pipelines (HVJ); shale gas basins (Cambay, Krishna-Godavari, Cauvery, Damodar)
- Thermal power (largest industrial water user) and hydro-electric power regions and projects
- Nuclear power stations and their fuel: uranium and thorium sources
Where to study
India: People and Economy, Class XII, chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 5, Mineral and Energy Resources, p. 1-13 (book pages 53-65)
- ch. 5, Coal, p. 5-6 (book pages 57-58)
- ch. 5, Petroleum, p. 6-7 (book pages 58-59)
- ch. 5, Natural Gas, p. 7 (book page 59)
- ch. 5, Hydro, p. 8-9 (book pages 60-61)
- ch. 5, Nuclear Energy Resources, p. 9 (book page 61)
Contemporary India II, Class X, chapter 5: Minerals and Energy Resources (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 5, Minerals and Energy Resources, p. 1-16 (book pages 42-57)
- ch. 5, Coal, p. 9-10 (book pages 50-51)
- ch. 5, Petroleum, p. 10-11 (book pages 51-52)
- ch. 5, Electricity, p. 11-12 (book pages 52-53)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 8, Conventional and Non-conventional Energy Resources