Odisha

Why it matters

• Serves as a critical hub for mineral resource extraction and industrial development in the eastern corridor.
• Features a distinct socio-cultural landscape with a high concentration of tribal populations and traditional maritime heritage.
• Acts as a strategic region for disaster management policy due to its high vulnerability to cyclonic weather patterns.
• Hosts a significant portion of India's biodiversity and protected coastal ecosystems.

How it is asked

Focus on the state's disaster resilience frameworks, tribal welfare governance models, and the economic impact of its mineral-based industrialization on regional development.