The document discusses steam turbines and their history and development in India. It notes that the first steam-based locomotive in India was in 1851 with the construction of the Solani Canal near Roorkee. The first thermal power plant in India was in 1920 in Hyderabad. It then discusses that the steam turbine manufacturing industry in India is growing, with technology proliferating from companies in Europe, Japan, and the US. It states that Indian steam turbine manufacturers can now match global quality standards.