About Indian States
Northern Region
According to the Geological Survey of India, the Northern Region of India includes six states: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh.
- The important geographical features of this region are the Indus-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas.
- These features delimit-ate Northern Region from the Central Asia and the Tibetan Plateau.
- North India was the historical centre for many empires including the Guptas, the Mauryas, the Mughals, the British, the Sikh empire and many more. The Pilgrim Centres and Heritage Sites in North India include Char Dham, Vaishno Devi, Golden Temple, Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb and many more.
Eastern Region
According to the Geological Survey of India, the Eastern Region of India includes four states: Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
- This region is located by the east coast of India, near the Bay of Bengal.
- Eastern India also comprises of the easternmost states of India such as Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
- One of the most important rivers, Brahmaputra, flows through this region. Brahmaputra originates in Tibet and eventually empties itself into the Bay of Bengal.
Western Region
According to the Geological Survey of India, the Western Region of India includes four states: Rajasthan , Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra.
- This region is one of India’s highly industrialized areas with a large population.
- Western Region of India is bordered by the Thar Desert in the Northwest and the Vindhya Range in the north.
- A large portion of West India shares the Deccan Plateau with South India.
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Southern Region
According to the Geological Survey of India, the Southern Region of India includes four states: States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
- Southern Region of India is located in the Peninsular Deccan Plateau.
- It is bordered by the Arabian Sea in the West, the Indian Ocean to the south and the Bay of Bengal to the east.
- It also includes two mountain ranges; The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.
- The Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri and the Tungabhadra are major rivers of South India.
Central Region
According to the Geological Survey of India, the Central Region of India includes two states: Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
- Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh belong to the central region of India.
- They are known as the “Heart of India”.
- The new state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
- Madhya Pradesh is surrounded by Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
- Chhattisgarh on the other hand has Maharashtra to its west, Madhya Pradesh to its northwest, Andhra Pradesh to its south, Jharkhand to its northeast, Orissa to its east, and Uttar Pradesh to its north.
North-Eastern Region
According to the Geological Survey of India, the North-Eastern Region of India includes eight states: Assam, Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.
- These forested states at the east tip of India are landlocked by hills.
- These share a common topography, with lush green valleys, rugged mountains and rich bio diversity.
- Each of the states in north east India touches an international boundary.
- Sikkim shares the international boundary with three-China, Nepal, and Bhutan.
- Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh share the international boundary with China and Myanmar.
- Nagaland and Manipur share it with Myanmar.
- Meghalaya and Tripura share the international boundary with Bangladesh and Assam with Bhutan.
Know Your State – Important Facts About Indian States
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| Narendra Modi | 1) Prime Minister 2) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 3) Department of Atomic Energy 4) Department of Space 5) All important policy issues 6) All other unallocated portfolios |
| Amit Shah | 1) Minister of Home Affairs 2) Ministry of Cooperation |
| Rajnath Singh | Minister of Defence |
| Nirmala Sitharaman | 1) Minister of Finance 2) Minister of Corporate Affairs |
| Nitin Gadkari | Minister of Road Transport and Highways |
| S Jaishankar | Minister of External Affairs |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister |
| Arjun Munda | Tribal Affairs Minister |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | 1) Minister of Education 2) Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Minister of Minority Affairs |
| Smriti Zubin Irani | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Piyush Goyal | 1) Minister of Commerce and Industry; 2) Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 3) Minister of Textiles |
| Pralhad Joshi | 1) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 2) Minister of Coal 3) Minister of Mines |
| Mahendra Nath Pandey | Minister of Heavy Industries |
| Giriraj Singh | 1) Minister of Rural Development 2) Minister of Panchayati Raj |
| Mansukh Mandaviya | 1) Minister of Health and Family Welfare 2) Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| Jyotiraditya Scindia | Minister of Civil Aviation |
| Parshottam Rupala | Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| Anurag Thakur | 1) I&B 2) Sports and Youth Development |
| Narayan Tatu Rane | Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Sarbananda Sonowal | 1) Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways 2) Minister of AYUSH |
| Virendra Kumar | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Ramchandra Prasad Singh | Minister of Steel |
| Ashwini Vaishnaw | 1) Minister of Railways 2) Minister of Communications 3) Minister of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Hardeep Singh Puri | 1) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas 2) Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Bhupendra Yadav | 1) Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 2) Minister of Labour and Employment |
| G Kishan Reddy | 1) Minister of Culture 2) Minister of Tourism 3) Minister of Development of North Eastern Region |
| Pashu Pati Kumar Paras | Minister of Food Processing Industries |
| Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Minister of Law and Justice |
| Raj Kumar Singh | 1) Minister of Power 2) Minister of New and Renewable Energy |
Updated List Of Minister of State (Independent Charge) with Portfolio
| Name | Portfolios |
| Rao Inderjit Singh | 1) MoS (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 2) MoS (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Planning 3) MoS Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| Jitendra Singh | 1) MoS(Independent Charge) Ministry of Science & Technology 2) MoS(Independent Charge) Ministry of Earth Sciences 3) MoS in Prime Minister’s Office 4) MoS Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 5) MoS Department of Atomic Energy 6) MoS Department of Space |
Updated List Of Minister of State with Portfolio 2021
| Name | Portfolio |
| Shripad Yesso Naik | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism |
| Faggansingh Kulaste | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Steel 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| Prahlad Singh Patel | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Jal Shakti 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| Ashwini Kumar Choubey | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Arjun Ram Meghwal | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Culture |
| Gen (Retd.) VK Singh | 1) State Minister in the Road Transport and Highways 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Krishan Pal | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Power 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Heavy Industries |
| Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Railways 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Coal 3) State Minister in the Ministry of Mines |
| Ramdas Athawale | State Minister in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | 1) State Minister in the Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | State Minister in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| Nityanand Rai | State Minister in the for Home Affairs |
| Pankaj Chaowdhary | State Minister in the for Finance |
| Anupriya Singh Patel | State Minister in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Prof SP Singh Baghel | State Minister in the Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Rajeev Chandrasekhar | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Shobha Karandlaje | State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma | State Minister in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Darshana Vikram Jardosh | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Textiles 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Railways |
| V. Muraleedharan | 1) State Minister in the External Affairs 2) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Meenakashi Lekhi | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Culture |
| Som Parkash | State Minister in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Renuka Singh Saruta | State Minister in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Rameswar Teli | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| Kailash Choudhary | State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Annapurna Devi | State Minister in the Ministry of Education |
| A. Narayanaswamy | State Minister in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Kaushal Kishore | State Minister in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Ajay Bhatt | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Defence 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism |
| BL Verma | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Cooperation |
| Ajay Kumar Mishra | State Minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Devusinh Chauhan | State Minister in the Ministry of Communications |
| Bhagwanth Khuba | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| Kapil Moreshwar Patil | State Minister in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
| Pratima Bhoumik | State Minister in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Subhas Sarkar | State Minister in the Ministry of Education |
| Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad | State Minister in the Ministry of Finance |
| Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Education |
| Bharati Pravin Pawar | State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Bishweswar Tudu | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| Shantanu Thakur | State Minister in the Ministry of Ports, Shippijng and Waterways |
| Munjapara Mahendrabhai | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Women and Child Development 2) State Minister in the Ministry of AYUSH |
| John Barla | State Minister in the Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| L Murugan | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Nisith Pramanik | 1) State Minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs 2) State Minister in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
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