Minerals are essential raw materials in our daily lives, and are vital for economic, social and technological development. The mining industry provides raw materials, minerals and metals to our economy. Mineral-based industries use minerals as raw materials for production. Hence mining, minerals, metals and materials based industries contribute significantly to the domestic and global economies. They provide the foundations for modern living, innovation and engineering achievements.
Technology has come to play a greater role in the mineral based industries making way for better circular economy by recycle the materials. It does not only reduce the environmental impacts of the surrounding but also reduces mining activities. Environmental effects have long been a concern for these industries and have to follow strictly environmental guidelines to prevent erosion, groundwater contamination, and loss of biodiversity.
Bhubaneswar is an ancient city in India’s eastern state of Odisha and is Temple city of India. Bhubaneswar together with Puri and Konark forms golden triangle; one of the Eastern India’s most visited destination. It is the educational and medical hubs in eastern India. Modern Bhubaneswar has earned reputation for its IT Centre and software parks as well as a model venue for conference and convention. It is well connected by Air, train and road to most of the capitals of states of India and also connected by air with Dubai and Singapore. Odisha is the hub of steel and aluminium industries in India with rich mineral reserves and mining activities.
Lingaraj Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Harihara, a form of Shiva and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar. The temple is the most prominent landmark of the Bhubaneswar city and one of the major tourist attractions and represents the quintessence of the Kalinga architecture and culminating the medieval stages of the architectural tradition at Bhubaneswar.
Shanti Stupa of Dhauli Giri displaying Lord Buddha's footprints, is also known as the Peace Pagda at a distance of 7 Km from city. Dhauli is well known for its famous rock edicts of Ashoka where Kalinga War was fought and won by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in 265 BC.
The Jagannath Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Vishnu – one of the trinities of supreme divinity in Hinduism. Belonging to the 11th Century and enjoying the honour of being one of the “char dhams” the pilgrimage that every Hindu intend to visit. Puri temple is famous for its annual Ratha Yatra or chariot festival.
Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Temple at about 35 KM northeast from Puri and 60 KM from Bhubaneswar. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece in both conception and realization, representing a chariot of the Sun God, with twelve pairs of wheels drawn by seven horses evoking its movement across the heavens.
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