Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · APPSC Group 2
4.8 Industries and industrial regions notes
7 notes, in reading order.
- 4.8.1Industrial location factors and industrial regions of India
Industries settle where raw material, power, labour, transport and markets come together, and India's main industrial regions grew around ports, coalfields and big cities.
Standard · 6 min · Full course - 4.8.2Iron and steel industry: plants and locations
Iron and steel is the basic industry of industrial economies, and India's integrated plants cluster in the Chotanagpur-Odisha-Chhattisgarh belt where ore, coal and limestone lie close together.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 4.8.3Textile industry: cotton, jute, silk and woollen
Cotton is India's biggest textile industry, jute is concentrated on the Hugli, and silk and wool are smaller specialised fibres with strong regional centres.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 4.8.4Agro-based industries: sugar and food processing
Agro-based industries turn farm produce into sugar, tea, coffee, dairy and processed food; sugar is the largest and, being seasonal, suits the cooperative model.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 4.8.5Chemical, fertiliser, cement and petrochemical industries
Fertiliser, cement and petrochemical industries depend on gas, limestone and crude oil, and are located near those inputs or near ports and pipelines.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 4.8.6Engineering and knowledge industries: automobiles, electronics and IT
India's engineering and knowledge industries are clustered in a few southern and western cities, with Bengaluru as the electronics and IT capital and Chennai as the main automobile hub.
Standard · 5 min · Full course - 4.8.7Industrial corridors and special economic zones
Special economic zones and industrial corridors are planned clusters with good infrastructure and incentives, meant to pull manufacturing and exports to well-connected regions.
Standard · 5 min · Full course
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