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Natural hazards. Floods. Bihar is located in the eastern region [4] 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. Bihar lies between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the ...
India's major mineral resources include coal (4th largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese ore (7th largest reserve in the world as in 2013), lithium ore (6th largest reserve in the world as in 2023), [6] mica, bauxite (5th largest reserve in the world as in 2013), [7] chromite, natural gas, diamonds, limestone and thorium.
Chota Nagpur plateau is a store house of mineral resources such as mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal. [4] The Damodar valley is rich in coal, and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country. Massive coal deposits are found in the central basin spreading over 2,883 square kilometres (1,113 sq mi).
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 ...
On February 18, 2008 police of Supaul district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar seized 4 kg of low-quality uranium and arrested one Indian and five Nepali smugglers. . According to media reports the uranium was smuggled out of the Jaduguda mines and the smugglers were trying to sell it to Ne
Madhya Pradesh. 21°48′N 80°11′E / 21.8°N 80.18°E / 21.8; 80.18. Balaghat. Manganese Ore India Ltd. Deepest underground manganese mine in Asia. Nagpur and Bhandara. Maharashtra. 21°32′N 79°41′E / 21.54°N 79.68°E / 21.54; 79.68.
Mineral-rich foods include nuts, seeds, shellfish, cruciferous vegetables, eggs, beans, and cocoa. Minerals are elements that are found in the earth and food and essential to life. For example ...
Copper production in India is only about 2 percent of world copper production in view of its potential reserve limited to 60,000 km 2 (2% of world reserve) of which 20,000 km 2 area has been subject to exploration, as of 2012. [1] But in production it is still within the first 20 countries of the world and also one of its largest importers in ...