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Give two ways in which petrochemical industry is important for India.
Topic: Petrochemical industry
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(1) It meets much of the energy demand of India’s farms and factories. (2) It supplies synthetic fibres and polymers — the raw material of clothing, packaging, construction, automobiles and medical goods.
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