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Ancient Indian steel was called as wootz steel. It had a uniform composition of 1–1.6% carbon and could be heated and shaped into bars and used in making articles like swords. It originated in India from around 6th century BC.

Wootz steel is a crucible steel characterized by a pattern of bands, which are formed by sheets of micro carbides within a tempered martensite or pearlite matrix in higher carbon steel, or by ferrite and pearlite banding in lower carbon steels. It is the pioneering steel alloy matrix developed in Southern India in the 6th century BC and exported globally. It was also known in the ancient world by many different names including Wootz, Ukku, Hindvi Steel, Hinduwani Steel, Teling Steel and Seric Iron.

The First Railway line in kerala was commissioned on 12 March 1861 from Beypur to Tirur. It was built by Madras Railway company.

Ancient Indian steel was called as wootz steel. It had a uniform composition of 1–1.6% carbon and could be heated and shaped into bars and used in making articles like swords. It originated in India from around 6th century BC.

Iron and steel production emerged as the second most significant industrial sector in India following the establishment of modern factories in the early 20th century.

Wootz Steel is produced by a method known in ancient India. The process involved preparation of porous iron, hammering it while hot to release slag, breaking it up and sealing it with wood chips in a clay container, and heating it until the pieces of iron absorbed carbon from the wood and melted. The steel thus produced had a uniform composition of 1–1.6% carbon and could be heated and forged into bars for later use in fashioning articles, such as the famous medieval Damascus swords.

During the colonial period, the expansion of commercial crops like coconut for export led to a reduction in land available for food crops, which contributed to food shortages and famine in parts of Kerala.

TISCO is the multinational steel company. It is a part of Tata Group, headquartered in Mumbai. TISCO is located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. It is the largest plant of TISCO. Tata Steel is the 10th-largest steel producer in the world.

The Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited was formed in 1907 at Mumbai. It was formed with the aid of American experts.  American specialists were brought in and began surveying in 1903. It primarily serves customers in the automotive, construction, consumer goods, engineering, packaging, lifting and excavating, energy and power, aerospace, etc.