Add value to the natural resources by transforming raw material into valuable products.
Tertiary activities.
All type of services that require special skills.
Example: health, education, law, governance etc.
Quaternary activities.
Is centered on research, development and may be seen as advanced form of services involving specialized knowledge and technical skills.
Quinary activities.
Are services that focus on the creation, re-arrangement and interpretation of new and existing technologies.
Industries in India.
Cotton textile industry.
Handloom.
Powerloom.
And mills.
Woolen textile industry.
Jute textile industry.
Silk textile industry.
Rubber industry.
Tea industry.
Sugar industry.
Paper industry.
Iron and steel industry. (basic industry)
Ship industry.
Aircraft industry.
Fertilizer industry.
Heavy machinery.
Machine tool industry.
Heavy electrical equipment.
Photo films industry.
Glass industry.
And the petrochemical industry.
Department of non-conventional energy sources was formed in 1982, later in 1992 it was named as ministry of non-conventional energy sources and recently in 2006 it was further modifies as the ministry of new and renewable energy.
The mineral regions of India.
The north-eastern peninsular.
Comprises of Chhotanagpur plateau, Odisha plateau, Paschim banga and the Odisha.
It is the richest mineral belt of India.
Central belt.
Comprises of the Chhattisgarh, M.P, A.P and Maharashtra.
Contains manganese, bauxite, limestone, marble, coal, gems, iron etc.
The southern belt.
Contains the Karnataka plateau and extends up-to Tamilnadu uplands.
Is rich in ferrous minerals and bauxite but lacks in coal deposits.
The south western belt.
Comprises of the southern Karnataka, Kerala and Goa.
Is rich in deposits of iron ore, garnet, china clay, monazite sand etc.
The north western belt.
Extends along the Aravalis in Rajasthan and in adjoining part of Gujarat.
Rich in non-ferrous minerals (Cu, Pb, Zn), uranium, mica, precious stones acquamarine and emerald etc.
Some important minerals and its sources are as follows –
Iron ore: Magnetite, hematite, limonite, siderite and pyrite.
Manganese: Pyrolusite, sailomaline and bronite.
Copper: Sulphide (chalcopyrite, chalcocyte and bronite), oxide (cuprite) and carbonates (machalite and ajurite).