Tag: human geography in tamil nadu

Tamil Nadu earns 8% of its GDP from automobile industry. This industry contributes for about 21% of passenger cars, 33% of commercial vehicles produced in India. Chennai city is the base for 30% of India's automobile industry and 35% of its auto components. This industrial supremacy has resulted in Chennai being known as the "Detroit of Southern Asia."

Salem Steel Plant is a public sector company undertaken by the Government of India.

Tamil Nadu is ranked as Third industrial state next to Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Cotton, jute, silk and woolen textiles, sugarcane and vegetable oil industries are based on agricultural raw materials.  Agro-based industry depends upon agriculture sector for raw materials. This industry is the main market of agricultural commodities. In India, major agro-based industries are sugar industry, cotton textile industry, oil industry, jute industry, food processing industries, paper industry etc. 

Cotton textiles, sugar and food processing industries are based on agricultural raw materials. In India, major agro-based industries are sugar industry, cotton textile industry, oil industry, jute industry, food processing industries, paper industry etc. 

The industries in which minerals and metals are used as raw materials are called mineral- based industries.

Following are the examples of mineral based industries:-

1. Iron and steel industry- The main raw material required for iron and steel industry is iron ore. Iron and steel industry is the most important industry. All the industries are dependent on this for their raw materials.
   
2. Ceramics industry- Ceramics is a diverse industry. The main raw materials for this industry are clay minerals. It produces several categories of products such as sanitary ware, advanced ceramics and ceramic tiles, etc.
   
3. Cement Industry- Limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum are used as raw materials in this industry.
   

All government-owned industries come under the public sector. A state-owned enterprise in India is called a Public Sector Undertaking. The company stock needs to be majority-owned by the government to be a PSU.

• TVS Group is an Indian diversified industrial conglomerate with its principal headquarters located in Madurai and presence across the globe. 
  
• Almost all holdings of the group are private.

Chennai is second to Mumbai for its vibrant and innovative film industry.

The Industrial Revolution shifted production to factories, which required massive amounts of raw materials like coal, iron, and cotton to sustain mass production.