Curriculum India's Core Industries
India's Core Industries
The heavy industries at the base of the economy - the eight core sectors, steel and its protection, green steel, cement giants and regional pricing, oil refining, natural gas, aluminium and copper, chemicals, and why these industries are cyclical and hard to decarbonise.
- India's Eight Core Industries What the Index of Eight Core Industries measures, why these sectors matter for the whole economy, and how economists use the monthly data. 📄 Read-aloud
- India's Steel Industry How India became the world's second-largest steel producer, who the major players are, and the plans to double capacity by 2030. 📄 Read-aloud
- Cheap Steel Imports and Safeguard Duties Why surges of cheap steel from China worry Indian producers, how safeguard duties work, and the trade-off between protecting steelmakers and helping steel users. 📄 Read-aloud
- Green Steel: Cleaning Up a Dirty Industry Why steel is one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions, the technologies that could decarbonise it, and India's steps toward green steel. 📄 Read-aloud
- India's Cement Giants How India became the world's second-largest cement producer, why the industry is consolidating around a few giants, and what drives cement demand. 📄 Read-aloud
- Why Cement Prices Are Regional How high transport costs make cement a regional product, why prices differ across India, and how regional markets affect competition. 📄 Read-aloud
- India's Core Industries: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on core industries, steel, safeguards, green steel and cement. 5 questions
- India's Oil Refineries How India became a major oil refining hub despite importing most of its crude, the role of Jamnagar, and how refining links to exports and energy security. 📄 Read-aloud
- Natural Gas and City Gas Networks Why India wants to increase natural gas in its energy mix, how LNG imports and city gas networks work, and the price challenges. 📄 Read-aloud
- Aluminium and Copper: Metals for the Future How India's aluminium and copper industries work, why these metals matter for electrification, and the environmental controversies they raise. 📄 Read-aloud
- India's Chemicals and Petrochemicals Industry How the chemicals industry supplies everything from plastics to dyes and drug ingredients, India's strengths, and the challenges of competing with China. 📄 Read-aloud
- Why Heavy Industries Boom and Bust Why steel, cement, metals and chemicals go through cycles of shortage and oversupply, and how capital intensity and long build times cause these swings. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Future of India's Heavy Industry How India's core industries must grow to build infrastructure while cutting emissions, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud