Paper I · 4 Geography of India & AP · 4.4.3 Industries and industrial regions

4.4.3.3 Textile 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.

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Key terms

  • cotton textile
  • jute
  • silk
  • tasar
  • muga
  • eri
  • wool
  • Ahmedabad
  • Hugli
  • PM MITRA

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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