Geography

Concepts to cover

1. Coal: Gondwana fields (Jharia, Raniganj, Bokaro, Korba, Talcher, Singrauli, Godavari valley) and tertiary lignite and coal (Neyveli, Assam, Meghalaya)
2. Indian coal quality: high ash, low sulphur, low calorific value; coking coal imports for steel
3. Petroleum: Mumbai High, Cambay, Assam (Digboi, Naharkatiya), Krishna-Godavari, Cauvery, Barmer (Rajasthan); refineries
4. Natural gas fields and pipelines (HVJ); shale gas basins (Cambay, Krishna-Godavari, Cauvery, Damodar)
5. Thermal power (largest industrial water user) and hydro-electric power regions and projects
6. Nuclear power stations and their fuel: uranium and thorium sources