Geography of India

Agro Based Industries

SEED Industry India is the fifth largest seed market across the globe. It is expected to grow at more than 15% during 2017–2022, and can reach a value of more than US$ 7 Billion by 2022. The seed market is majorly contributed by non-vegetable seeds such as corn, Cotton, paddy, wheat, sorghum, sunflower and Millets. … Read more

Mineral Based Industries

  Iron and Steel Industry:   Pig Iron Pig iron is the intermediate product of smelting of iron Ore with a high-carbon fuel such as coke and charcoal and is the basic raw material in Foundry and Casting Industry for the manufacture of various types of castings required for engineering sector. Pig iron usually has … Read more

Forest Based Industries

  Introduction   India is very rich in forest Resources, with a large area under forest. All kinds of trees are found here varying from the deciduous, tropical hardwood trees to the evergreen and coniferous trees.   Trees provide one with a wide range of products. From paper to paints, chemicals, housing and furniture, they … Read more

Manpower Based Industries

Services SECTOR Introduction The services sector continued to be the key driver of India’s economic Growth contributing almost 72.5% of gross value added growth in 2017-18 while providing EMPLOYMENT to around 30% of Population (ILO estimates, 2016). The government has initiated many reforms to boost the sector which is expected to grow at 8.3% in … Read more

Road and Transport of India

Road sector Road transport is considered to be one of the most cost effective and preferred modes of transport, both for freight and passengers, keeping in view its level of penetration and last mile connectivity in populated areas. A good road Network is vital to the Economic Development and social integration of the country. It … Read more

Storage Facility

The agricultural sector in India accounts for about 14% of GDP and 10% of export earnings. India’s arable land area of 159.7 million hectares (394.6 million acres) is the second largest in the world, after the USA. Its gross irrigated crop area of 82.6 million hectares 9215.6 million acres) is the largest in the world. … Read more

Population Movements and Distribution

Migration has been defined as crossing of the boundary of a political or administrative unit for a certain minimum period of time. It includes the movements of refugees, displaced persons, uprooted people as well as economic migrants. Internal migration refers to a move from one area (a province, district or Municipality) to another within one … Read more

Types of Settlements : rural and urban

  Settlement can be defined as any form of human habitation which ranges from a single dwelling to large city. The word settlement has another connotation as well as this is a process of opening up and settling of a previously uninhabited area by the people. In geography this process is also known as occupancy. … Read more

Races of India

A race is a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as inherently distinct by Society. India is a multicultural country. Anthropologists are committed to grasping the dynamics of communities and populations. As anthropology combines the premises of a biological as well as well as socio-cultural study, it looks at … Read more