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Sushila Kerketta (27 April 1939 – 19 October 2009) was a member of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha from 1985 to 2000 and also in Lok sabha from Khunti . She held several important portfolios in the Bihar government. She was minister of state for irrigation (independent charge) from 1985 to 1988. [1] She was promoted to cabinet rank in 1989 and headed ...
Bihar is located in the eastern region of India, between latitudes 24°20'10"N and 27°31'15"N and longitudes 83°19'50"E and 88°17'40"E. It is an entirely land–locked state, in a subtropical region of the temperate zone.
Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar. The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the basin of the Mahanadi river lies to the south.
Brij Kishor Bind. Brij Kishor Bind is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and was the former cabinet minister of Mines, Geology, [1] Backward and EBC Welfare department in the Government of Bihar. He has been elected on three occasions as a MLA for the Chainpur constituency in Kaimur district, Bihar. He belongs to Bind caste.
The mining industry in India is a major economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India. The gross domestic product (GDP) contribution of the mining industry varies from 2.2% to 2.5% only but going by the GDP of the total industrial sector, it contributes around 10% to 11%. Even mining done on small scale contributes 6 ...
Website. www.ucil.gov.in. The Jaduguda Mine (also spelt as Jadugoda or Jadugora) is a uranium mine in Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It commenced operation in 1967 and was the first uranium mine in India. [1] The deposits at this mine were discovered in 1951.
The history of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent began prior to the 3rd millennium BCE. [1] Metals and related concepts were mentioned in various early Vedic age texts. The Rigveda already uses the Sanskrit term ayas ( Sanskrit: अयस्, romanized : áyas, lit. 'metal; copper; iron'). [2]
Coal in India has been mined since 1774, and India is the second largest producer and consumer of coal after China, mining 777.31 million metric tons (856.84 million short tons) in FY 2022. Around 30% of coal is imported. Due to demand, supply mismatch and poor quality with high ash content, India imports coking coal to meet the shortage of ...