A mineral resource is the concentration of materials that are of economic interest in or on the crust of the Earth. Almost all minerals found on Earth are used in one way or another for economic benefit. Examples of minerals include gold, gravel, sand, aluminum, copper, limestone, clay and diamond.

1. FOOD SECURITY RESOURCES
&
MINERAL RESOURCES
CONSERVATION
Made by : Pradhi Agarwal (39)
Prakriti Ghosh (40)
Pushkar Walia (42)
Rahul (43) (EEE – ‘E’)
Project
Guide : Dr. Tanuja Nautiyal
Dept Of Chemistry

3. What are Mineral Resources
“ Natural resources in the form of minerals
are known as mineral resources ”
They include-
• the ores of base metals such as copper, iron and lead;
• the critical metals such as chromium, titanium, platinum,
cobalt, manganese, palladium, etc.

4. TYPES OF MINERAL RESOURCES
METALLIC NON-METALLIC
FERROUS NON-FERROUS MINERAL FUELS PRECIOUS STONES
(Fe, Co, Ni) (Cu, Pb, Sn) (Coal, fossil fuels) Precious stones
(Ag, Au, Pt)

5. OF INDIA

6. MINERAL EXTRACTION

9. Environmental Effects of Extracting
& Using Mineral Resources

13. Chhattisgarh has a wide variety of rocks as Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic.
Some of them are large economic deposits while few of them are reported only as occurrences.
The Large amount deposits of Coal, Iron Ore, Limestone, Bauxite, Dolomite and Tin ore are located in
different parts of the Chhattisgarh state.
Recently identified diamondiferous kimberlite in Raipur district is also likely to yield substantial
quantity of diamonds.
The deposits of Gold base-metals, Quartzite, Soapstone, Steatite, Fluorite, Corundum, Graphite,
Lepidolite, workable size Amblygonite of identified.
The Occurrences of Garnet, Amethyst, Beryl, Andalucite, Kainite, Sillimanite and rare precious
Mineral Alexandrite are reported in the different parts of the State.
IMPORTANT MINERALS OF STATE
The perfect geological set up to host a number of economic mineral deposits are found in the
Chhattisgarh state.
In the area multiple major thermo tectonic events, cover in principal Metallogenic and Mineralogenic
episodes has been observed.
More than 28 known minerals are available and the state is the richest in mineral wealth.
The important mineral is Diamond in which the name of the State is intimately associated.
The Coal, Iron ore, Limestone, Dolomite, Bauxites and Tin ore and Tin ore, occurs only in Chhattisgarh
state in India.
The Atomic minerals and precious metal gold also occurred in the state.
MINERAL EXPLORATIONS
There is huge potential for search of high value and scarce minerals, associate with the deep
and shallow mantle originated basic and ultramafic intrusive rocks
The thousand tons of Iron Ore are being excavated and supplied to different part of country and abroad
every year from the State.
The Bauxite is also one of the important ore which is being excavated in hug amount and supplied for
use of aluminum factories every year.
The huge quantity of different types of Rocks are also excavated and supplied for different purposes.
Case Study
on
Mineral
Resources

14. FOOD SECURITY

15. What is
Food security means :
 availability ;
 accessibility;
 affordability;
of food to all people at all times.

16. Pill
Pillars of FOOD SECURITY

17. Food Security is ensured in a country only if :
Enough food is available for all the persons ;
All persons have the capacity to buy food of
acceptable quality ;
There is no barrier on access to food.

18. Need for Food Security
 For the poor sections of the society ;
 Natural disasters or calamity like earthquake,
drought, flood, tsunami ;
 Widespread crop failure due to drought.

20. FOOD SECURITY IS HAVING
A - AVAILABLE
C - CUTURALLY APPROPRIATE
C - CHEAP & AFFORADABLE
E - EATING HEALTHY
S - SAFE
S - SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE
TO FOOD EVERYDAY…

22. Steps from Food Insecurity to Food Security

23. Buffer
stock
Food
Security
System
of
India
Public
Distribution
System
India’s Food Security System
Public
Distribut
ion
System
Make In India

24. Government Schemes for Food Security In India
PDS (Public Distribution System) AAY (Antyodaya Anna Yojana)
APS (Annapurna Scheme) Buffer Stock

28. We are studying food security in India at national level and also at micro level in Kandi belt of Punjab.
This region is selected for the study as it shows the paradox of food insecurity in a food surplus state i.e.
in Punjab.
It also explains the regional variations in food-grains production within a state.
For this study, firstly, we analyzed food-grains availability data at national level as well as state level
from 1966-2012 which indicated that after the famous Green Revolution, production increased in
Punjab and collectively in India.
But from last one decade food-grains production is almost stagnant which challenges the food security
of the country in future.
Secondly, share of agriculture in Gross Capital Formation (GCF) and State Domestic Product (SDP) is also
analyzed which showed a declining trend and non-agriculture sectors are receiving increased share.
India is one of the south–Asian developing countries.
A large majority of the poor and food insecure people live in this part of the world and the incidence of
malnutrition is very serious.
In India the status of food security has undergone a significant change.
Agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy of the country.
Increasing agricultural production for achieving food security for all has been the central focus ofIndia’s
agricultural development strategy since independence in 1947.
After Green Revolution, due to substantial increase in the production of food grains, the country is
largely self sufficient in food production and imports only a very small part of the food requirement.
It has the world’s largest area under cultivation for wheat, rice, and cotton, and is the world’s largest
producer of milk, pulses, and spices.
Before independence the growth rate of agriculture was only 0.3 percent but after independence and
particularly from 1966 onwards, the growth rate jumped to 2.8 percent.
Its production has increased from 74.23 million tonnes in 1966-67 to 257.44 million tonnes in 2011-12.
Case Study on Food Security

30. • Environmental Studies by Dr. Ranu Gadi
• Introduction to Environmental Engineering by McGraw Hill
Education
• “Envis Assam”. State Environment Related Issues, Assam.
April - June, 2003 Vol. 2, No. 2, Pollution Control Board of
Assam
• Asia Pacific Journal of Research, Vol: I Issue XI, November
2013
http://waset.org/publications/7483/food-security-in-india-a-
case-study-of-kandi-region-of-punjab
http://www.scienceandnature.org/IJEMS-Vol4(4)-
Oct2013/IJEMS_V4(4)2013-3.pdf