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SINCE the year 1903 the Geological Survey of India has published quinquennial records of mineral production upon the lines laid down by the then director, Sir Thomas Holland, and these have supplied an invaluable summary of the development of the mineral resources of India, and, above all, of the industrial progress of the Peninsula. The volume before us, on exactly the same lines as its predecessors, is of especial interest, because it covers a period which may fairly be looked upon as that of the modern industrial awakening of India. Before the war the development of the Indian coalfields had commenced; there was a small but scarcely flourishing iron industry, and a few industries other than native industries were coming into existence. The war, with its attendant disturbance upon the world's shipping, profoundly affected the economic situation in India, and compelled India to produce for herself materials which it had hitherto been found more convenient to import. The majority of the industries thus founded have become stabilised, and among others the foundations for a great iron and steel industry have been laid. It would not be wholly surprising if, within a relatively short period, India were in a position to export steel billets to this country instead of receiving iron and steel from us.
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LOUIS, H. The Mineral Industry of India1. Nature 108, 343 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108343a0
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