{"id":1154,"date":"2023-06-22T14:17:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:01:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:31:17","slug":"q-which-one-among-the-following-industries-is-the-maximum-consumer-of-water-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-one-among-the-following-industries-is-the-maximum-consumer-of-water-in-india","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paper and pulp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Textiles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thermal power<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) Thermal power<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India is a water rich country with 4% of world\u2019s water resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Of the total water use by the industry,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/thermal-power-plants-in-india-upsc\/\">thermal power plants<\/a>&nbsp;are the biggest users of water and account for 88% of the total industrial water use<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They are followed by&nbsp;<strong>engineering (5.05%) pulp &amp; paper (2.26%) and textiles (2.07%) industries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Power Generation Scenario:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India mainly&nbsp;<strong>uses three types of thermal power plants- Coal, Gas and Liquid-fuel based.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The electricity generated by these plants adds up to 62.2% of the total power generation in the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sector-wise-projected-water-demand-in-India-1024x406.png\" alt=\"Sector wise projected water demand in India\" class=\"wp-image-40915\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_16f36e-30 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_16f36e-30 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter 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