🏭 Chapter 08 · Economic Geography · Indian Geography

Industries of India

Iron & steel, textiles, cement, fertilizers, industrial policy, SEZs — complete UPSC & PSC notes.

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✅ Iron & steel industry — plants, locations

✅ Textile industry — cotton, jute, silk

✅ Cement & fertilizer industries

✅ Sugar, paper, petrochemical industries

✅ Industrial policy — 1948, 1956, 1991

✅ SEZs, industrial corridors, Make in India

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Topic 01

Iron & Steel Industry

TISCO, SAIL plants; Jamshedpur, Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bokaro; raw material linkages.

Topic 02

Textile Industry

Cotton (Mumbai, Ahmedabad), jute (West Bengal), silk (Karnataka), synthetic fibres.

Topic 03

Cement & Sugar Industries

Cement — Rajasthan, MP, AP; Sugar — UP, Maharashtra; seasonal and agro-based industries.

Topic 04

Fertilizer & Chemical Industries

Fertilizer plants — Gujarat, UP, Odisha; petrochemicals — Jamnagar, Mumbai; pharmaceutical hubs.

Topic 05

Industrial Policy & Liberalisation

Industrial Policy 1948, 1956, 1991; LPG reforms; public vs private sector; disinvestment.

Topic 06

SEZs, Industrial Corridors & Revision

Special Economic Zones; DMIC, CBIC; Make in India; industrial clusters; complete revision.

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