Mizoram is located in the north east of India and has a population of around 890,000 people.  Economically Mizoram is a poor state due to the lack of raw materials in the area.  The main industries in the area are mainly forestry and agriculture. The bamboo industry in Mizoram makes up around 30% of the [...]

Meghalaya is a small north-eastern Indian state.  It is one of the few places left on earth showing intense appreciation for the matrilineal culture that is, most tribal populations in Meghalaya believe that women should be the ones carrying the lineage and inheritance further on.  Meghalaya is also the single Indian state where parents have [...]

Manipur is a state in the north east of India with a population of over two million people.  The state is considered as a sensitive border state due to its border with Burma.  The main economy in the state is based on agriculture and this is the livelihood for many citizens in the state.  The [...]

Maharashtra is a state located in the west of India.  It is the third largest state in India and the second most populated.  Maharashtra is the second most urbanized state in India and is the richest state in the country.  It houses many large corporations, banks and financial institutions as well as the Bollywood film [...]

Madhya Pradesh is an Indian state in the center of the country, often known as ‘the heart of India’.  Madhya Pradesh is one of the least productive states in India and quite worryingly has a hunger status described as ‘extremely alarming’ – this places it in a similar stance to countries like Ethiopia. The main [...]

Kerala is a state in India, located in the south-west of the country.  It is one of the most productive states in India, and although the hunger status in the country is described as ‘serious’ this is much better than in other states where it is described as ‘alarming’.  The unemployment level in the state [...]

Karnataka is a state in south western India with a population of around 53 million people.  The economy of the state is quite literally booming and has recorded the highest growth rate out of all the Indian states in the last decade.  The software industry is the largest industry in the state and with profits [...]

Jharkhand is a relatively new state in Eastern India.  Created from part of Bihar in the year 2000 it is a state rich in mineral deposits.  The economy of the state is based mainly on the mineral deposits some of which include copper, iron, uranium, gold, silver, bauxite, manganese and limestone.  The state is also [...]

Jammu and Kashmir is the most northern state in India.  Consisting of the Kashmir valley, Jammu and Ladakh the economy of the state is predominantly based on agriculture and the state enjoys one of the lowest poverty rates in India.  Agriculture produced in the state consists of rice, barley, wheat and vegetables.  A number of [...]

Himachal Pradesh is a state in the north of India.  Initially part of Punjab, the state now has one of the highest incomes per capita of any of the Indian states.  The economy of Himachal Pradesh is mainly dependent on three things- agriculture, tourism and hydroelectric power.  In 1948 the state drew up an economic [...]