CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Gujarat. Gujarat government has announced the setting up of the world’s biggest Zinc Smelter project in Dosawada in Tapi district.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chanderiya Lead-Zinc Smelter is the one of the largest zinc-lead smelting complexes in the world. Its current metal production capacity is 610, 000 tonnes per annum (525, 000 tonnes per annum of zinc and 85, 000 tonnes per annum of lead).

Detailed explanation-3: -Zinc Smelter Debari is a Hydrometallurgical zinc smelter situated at Debari, about 13 kms from Udaipur, in Rajasthan, India. The primary product of Debari is High Grade (HG) zinc and it also recovers cadmium as by-product. The smelter has zinc production capacity of 92, 000 MT per annum.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hindustan Zinc’s mines are located at Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd, Rajpura Dariba, Zawar and Kayad in the state of Rajasthan. The current ore production capacity today stands at 16.34 million tonne per annum.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited, is a metal and mining company. It carries out the production of zinc, lead and silver and sulphuric acid. The company operates various mines including Rampura Agucha Mine, Rajpura Dariba, Sindesar Khurd, Zawar and Kayad mines.