Mineral Resources of India

1	Coal	West Bengal (Raniganj, Burdwan, Bankura, Purulia, Birbhum, Jalpaigudi, Darjeeling) Jharkhand (Jharia, Giridih, Kharhawadi, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Karnapura, Rampur, Palamau), Orissa (Rampur, Hindgir, Talcher, Sambhal), Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh (Rewa, Pench valley, Umaria, Korba, Sohagpur, Mand river area, Kanha valley, Betul), etc. Power sector is the largest consumer of coal in India followed by steel industry, cement industry, etc.
2	Manganese	Orissa, Maharashtra (Nagpur, Bhandara, Ratnagiri), Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Chhindawara), Karnataka (Keonjhar, Bonai, Kalahandi), Andhra Pradesh (Kadur, Garibadi).
3	Copper	Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat), Rajasthan (Khetri), Jharkhand (Singhbhum, Masobani, Surda), Karnataka (Chitradurg, Hussan)
4	Mica	Jharkhand (Hazaribagh, Giridih, Kodarma, Bihar (Gaya, Bhagalpur), Andhra Pradesh (Guntur, Vizag, Kurnool), Rajasthan (Bhilwara, Udaipur, Jaipur)
5	Petroleum	Assam (Digboi, Naharkatiya, Badarpur, Masinpur and Pallharia), Gujarat (Ankleshwar, Khambat, Kalol), Mumbai High, Bassein (south of Mumbai High), etc. Recently oil has been discovered in Cauvery basin, Krishna and Godawari basin, Kharmbat basin, etc.
6	Oil Refineries	There are 18 refineries in India, 16 in public sector, one in joint sector and one in private sector. Public sector refineries are located at Digboi, Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Barauni, Haldia, Koyali, Mathura, Kochi, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai (2), Panipat, Narimanam, Numanigarh and Tatipaka. Joint sector refinery is at Mangalore. The private sector refinery of Reliance Limited is at Jamnagar.
7	Iron	India possesses Haematite, a very high-grade iron ore. In Madhya Pradesh (Bailadila, Jabalpur), Goa (North Goa), Karnataka (Bababudan hills, Chikmagalur, Hospet), Jharkhand (Singhbhum, Naomundi), Andhra Pradesh, Orissa India is the fifth largest exporter of Iron ore in the world. Japan is the biggest buyer accounting for about 3/4th of India's total exports. Major ports handling iron ore export are Vishakhapatnam, Paradip, Marmagao and Mangalore.
8	Bauxite	Chief ore for producing aluminium. In Orissa (Kalahandi, Koraput, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Sambalpur), Jharkhand (Lohardaga, Gumla), Madhya Pradesh (Jabalpur, Mandla, Shahdol, Katni, Balaghat), Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
9	Gold	Karnataka (Kolar, Hutti, Raichur), Andhra Pradesh (Ramgiri and Yeppamanna goldfields in Chittor and Anantapur districts
10	Silver, Zinc and Lead	Rajasthan (Zawar mines near Udaipur), Andhra Pradesh (Mysore, Chitradurg), Karnataka (Kolar mines)
11	Uranium	Jharkhand (Jaduguda), Rajasthan (Ajmer), Andhra Pradesh (Nellore, Nalgonda), Karnataka (Gulbarga)
12	Thorium	Kerala coast (From Monazite sand

Sanctuaries and Parks in India

Name	Location	Reserves for
Achanakmar Sanctuary	Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh	Tiger, bear, chital, sambar, bison
Bandhavgarh National Park	Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh	Tiger, panther, chital, nilgai, wild bear
Bandipur Sanctuary	Border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu	Elephant, tigers, panther, sambar, deer, birds
Banarghatta	Bangalore	Elephant, chital, deer, gray
National Park	Karnataka	Partridges, green pigeon
Bhadra Sancturary	Chikmagalur, Karnataka	Elephant, chital, panther, sambar, wild bear
Bhimabandh Sanctuary	Monghyr, Bihar	Tiger, leopard, sambar, wild bear, chital, water birds
Bori Sanctuary	Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh	Tiger, panther, sambar, chital, wild boar, barking deer
Borivli National Park	Mumbai	Panther, sambar, langur, wild boar, chinkara
Chandraprabha Sanctuary	Near Varanasi Uttar Pradesh	Famous for Gir lions, chital and sambar
Corbett National Park	Nainital, Uttaranchal	Tiger, leopards, elephants, sambar
Dachigam Sanctuary	Dachigam, Kashmir	Kashmiri stag
Datma Sanctuary	Singbhum, Uttaranchal	Elephants, leopard, wild bear, barking deer
Dandeli Sanctuary	Dharwar, Karnataka	Tiger, panther, elephant, chital, sambar, wild bear
Dudhwa National Park	Lakhimpurkheri U.P.	Tiger, panther, sambar, chital, nilgai, barking deer
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary	Mandsaur, M.P.	Chital, sambar, chinkara, barking deer, wild birds
Garampani Sanctuary	Diphu, Assam	Elephant, leopard, wild buffalo, langur
Ghana Bird Sanctuary	Bharatpur, Rajasthan	Water birds, black-buck, chital, sambar
Gir Forest	Junagarh, Gujarat	India's biggest wild life sanctuary famous for Gir lions
Gautam Buddha Sanctuary	Gaya, Bihar	Tiger, leopard, sambar, chital, barking deer
Hazaribagh Sanctuary	Hazaribagh, Jharkhand	Tiger, leopard, chital, nilgai, sambar, wild cat
Intangki Sanctuary	Kohima, Nagaland	Elephant, gaur, tiger, panther, barking deer, wild boar
Jaldapara Sanctuary	West Bengal	Rhinoceros
Kawal Sanctuary	Adilabad, A.P.	Tiger, panther, gaur, chital, wild bear
Kaziranga National Park	Jorhat, Assam	Horned rhinoceros, gaur, elephant, leopard, wild buffalo
Khangchandzendra National Park	Gangtok, Sikkim	Snow leopard, musk deer, Himalayan bear
Kinnersani Sanctuary	Khamrsan, A.P.	Tiger, panther, gaur, chital, sambar, nilgai
Kolleru Pelicanary	Elluru A.P.	Pelicans, painted stork
Nagerhole National Park	Coorg, Karnataka	Elephant, tiger, panther, sambar, chital
Namdafa Sanctuary	Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh	Elephant, panther, sambar, tiger, chital, king cobra
Nawegaon National Park	Bhandara, Maharashtra	Tiger, panther, sambar, chital, nilgai
Pachmarhi Sanctuary	Hoshangabad, M.P.	Tiger, panther, bear, sambar, nilgai, barking deer
Pakhal Sanctuary	Warangal A.P.	Tiger, panther, sambar, chital, nilgai
Parambikulam Sanctuary	Palghat, Kerala	Tiger, leopard, gaur, elephant, nilgai, chital
Pench National Park	Nagpur, Maharashtra	Tiger, panther, gaur, sambar, chital, nilgai
Periyar Sanctuary	Idukki, Kerala	Elephant, tiger, panther, gaur, nilgai, sambar, wild bear
Ranganthittoo Bird Sanctuary	Islands in Cauvery river in Karnataka	Important bird sanctuary
Rohla National Park	Kulu, H.P.	Snow leopard, brown bear, musk deer, snow cock, snow pigeon
Sariska Sanctuary	Alwar, Rajasthan	Tiger, panther, sambar, nilgai, chital, chinkara
Sharaswathy Valley Sanctuary	Shimoga, Karnataka	Elephant, tiger, panther, sambar, gaur chital, wild bear
Shikari Devi Sanctuary	Mandi, H.P.	Black bear, musk deer, panther, leopard, partridge
Shivpuri National Park	Shivpuri, M.P.	Tiger, panther, sambar, hyena, hyena, sloth bear, nilgai
Similipal Sanctuary	Mayurbhanj, Orissa	Elephant, tiger, leopard, gaur, chital
Someshwara Sanctuary	Canara, Karnataka	Tiger, panther, wild boar, leopard
Sunderban Tiger Reserve	South 24 parganas, West Bengal	Tiger, deer, wild boar, crocodile, Gangetic dolphin

Important River Valley Projects

Sno	Project Name	River Name
1	Bhakra Nangal Project	On Sutlaj in Punjab. Highest in India. Ht 226 m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake.
2	Mandi Project	On Beas in HP
3	Chambal Valley Project	On Chambal in MP & Rajasthan. 3 dams are there: Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam.
4	Damodar Valley Project	On Damodar in Bihar. Based on Tennessee Valley Project, USA.
5	Hirakud Project	On Mahanadi in Orissa. World's longest dam: 4801m
6	Rihand Project	On Son in Mirzapur, Reservoir is called Govind Vallabh Pant reservoir.
7	Kosi Project	On Kosi in N.Bihar.
8	Mayurkashi Project	On Mayrukashi in WB.
9	Kakrapara Project	On Tapi in Gujarat.
10	Nizamsagar Project	On Manjra in AP.
11	Nagarjuna Sagar Project	On Krishna in AP
12	Tungabhadra Project	On Tungabhadra in AP & Karnataka
13	Shivasamudram Project	On Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the oldest river valley project of India.
14	Tata Hydel Scheme	On Bhima in Maharashtra
15	Sharavathi Hydel Project	On Jog Falls in Karnataka
16	Kundah & Periyar Project	In TN
17	Farakka Project	On Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation.
18	Ukai Project	On Tapti in Gujarat
19	Mahi Project	On Mahi in Gujarat
20	Salal Project	On Chenab in J & K
21	Mata Tila Multipurpose Project	On Betwa in UP & MP
22	Thein Project	On Ravi, Punjab
23	Pong Dam	On Beas, Punjab
24	Tehri Project	On Bhgirathi, Uttaranchal
25	Sardar Sarovar Project	On Narmada, Gujarat/MP.