Crore Rupees Research Articles

Legal Issues Involved in Electronic Payments System in India

The Indian economy has developed rapidly after the induction of digital interfaces in commerce, trade, and industry particularly after the popularisation of electronic payment systems or digital banking. Since 2016 when the Government of India announced demonetization, electronic payments have been rising and are expected to continue in the future because the government has promoted these types of payments. Internet penetration in India was 47 percent in 2022 and it was more than 100 percent in urban areas as compared to rural areas, now with the expansion of the information technology-enabled generation which is using digital modes of payments more in their daily transactions has resulted in more than 140 crore rupees each day through various methods of digital prevailing in India. State Governments are also prioritizing and making more efforts to ensure that the unprivileged people should have to be provided access to web services so that they may also make payments conciliatory through this method. Resultantly, there are 103 billion digital transactions worth Indian rupee 166 trillion in the financial year 2023. It is also expected that digital transactions will also rise to 411 trillion by the year 2027. Consequently, on advent of high tech system of fund transfer and its enormous use several cases of fraud have also been taking place on daily basis. The legislation has enacted various laws in connivance with the global laws, to resolve the problem, but they are still prevailing. The present study has been conducted to identify the legal issues and the results arising from these issues and to recommend some pathways to recover from these obstacles. This study further explains the further way to improvement in fund transfer and making payments using digital mode. Consequently, it is found that the present legal system does not have sufficient provisions to stop such fraud, and blockage of money with the UPI, payment gateways, banks, and merchants. There is no single online solution to these problems. The banking ombudsman is working on resolving some of the issues, but due to the red tapism, such transactions of payment failure and fraud websites could not be resolved. Sufficient amendments dealing with such transactions have not been incorporated in the present Consumer Protection Act. Hence, it is recommended that there should be a virtual hearing in the office of the ombudsman as well as in the court of President Consumers Protection.

Seismic performative analysis of a 200-year-old Masonry Heritage Structure in India

A structural assessment study on the “Humayun Palace” in Tamil Nadu, a cultural heritage structure, constructed in the early 1700’s was done. Based on the original design documentation collected through records, a static analysis model of the building was generated. This structure is a 3-storey building and details of all the provisions from the slab system to the roof tiles were made. The results developed by these models, aimed at fully understanding the original design concept of the various members, as well as at evaluating their current static and seismic safety conditions, are reported in this paper. This analysis was examined using E-TABS software, whose geometric limitations lead to minor encumbrances. Some complex geometric façade features were approximated to convenience and overcome. The results of the analyses highlight safe conditions and good performance objectives in general, but for some important exceptions. The overall satisfactory performance may be attributed to the overdesigning with excessive safety factors carried out by builders of that century, enabling the structure to withstand conditions way past its intended life. However, the question as to how well the structure will hold good in the future is hypothetical. It is for the same reason that the Public Works Department has allocated nearly 96 crore rupees for the rehabilitation of the same. This investigation is synchronous with the objectives of the said rehabilitation project and has established an exhaustive analysis of the structural health of the structure.

An Analysis of CSR and its Expenditure in India in the Terms of Trends, Impact and Challenges

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has defined corporate social responsibility (CSR) as "a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is a way in which companies achieve a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives". Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a crucial aspect of business operations worldwide, with companies recognizing their responsibility to contribute positively to society. In India, the CSR landscape has witnessed significant growth and transformation since the introduction of the Companies Act, 2013, mandating qualifying companies to allocate a portion of their profits towards CSR activities. This research paper delves into the CSR expenditure in India, aiming to analyze the trends, impact, and challenges faced by corporations in fulfilling their CSR commitments. The study employs both qualitative and quantitative research methods, including data analysis, case studies, and interviews with key stakeholders to gain comprehensive insights into the subject matter. The paper sheds light on the effectiveness of CSR initiatives and provides valuable recommendations for enhancing CSR practices in India. Since the enactment of CSR provisions in April 2014, companies have spent nearly 1.27 trillion rupees or 1.27 lakh crore rupees in a span of seven years as per the data available on the National CSR Portal based on the disclosures made by companies. This money has been spent across 29 different sectors such as health, education, environment, welfare, development, and others. From over Rs. 10,065 crores spent in 2014-15, the CSR expenditure in India has increased to Rs. 25,715 crores in 2020-21 registering a 2.5-times increase in the seven years of implementation. With nearly Rs. 36,815 crores, the education sector received 29% of the CSR expenditure between 2014-15 and 2020-21. The health sector comes next with 20% of the CSR expenditure of Rs. 25,391 crores. More than Rs. 12,300 crores were spent in Rural development projects which accounted for 9.7%. The three sectors are the only ones to receive more than Rs. 10,000 crores each of CSR expenditure and together accounted for nearly 59% of the total CSR expenditure incurred in the country in seven years. Environmental sustainability, malnutrition, hunger and poverty, livelihood enhancement projects, central government funds including PMNRF, sanitation, art & culture, and vocational skills received more than Rs. 2000 crores each and together contributed to another 29.4% of the expenditure. Safe drinking water, women empowerment, natural resources conservation, gender equality, animal welfare, orphanages, armed forces (veterans, war widows, etc.), special education, SwachchBharathKosh, sports, technology incubators, senior citizens welfare, agroforestry, slum area development, and socio-economic inequalities are the other sectors in which CSR amount is used. These sectors accounted for <9% of the CSR expenditure. For the remaining expenditure (~3%), companies have not disclosed the details of the projects.

Role of MUDRA Yojana in financing women entrepreneurs in India

After agriculture, microenterprises are a major economic segment that provides large employment opportunities. According to the 2021–2021 annual report for MSMEs [micro, small, and medium enterprises], there were 630.52 lakhs of microenterprises, 1076.19 lakhs of people gained employment opportunities, and 30.27% to India’s GDP came from these microenterprises. Microfinance is the tool to reduce poverty and income inequality and to provide financial services for self-employment opportunities to underprivileged citizens in both rural and urban areas. To promote gender equality and entrepreneurial spirit, it is necessary to finance women’s empowerment. PMMY [Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana] and MUDRA [Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd.] by the Government of India aims at providing financial support to the NCSBS [Non-Corporate Small Business Sector]. Usually these sectors operate as unregistered enterprises and are not covered under taxation, and they face a lack of financial support from banks and other financial institutions. MSE borrower accounts stood at 5.37 crore rupees, with a financial support of 32.14 crore rupees as of 2021– 2022. MUDRA provides refinance to microenterprises through various financial institutions like private sector banks, public sector banks, co-operatives, and MFIs [Micro Finance Institutions]. This article aims to understand the background of MUDRA Yojana, the activities covered, the schemes under MUDRA Yojana, and the overall performance of MUDRA Yojana in financing women entrepreneurs in India. MUDRA has come up with various digital supports that enable the entrepreneurs to access various financial needs.

Investigation on Performance of Heritage Masonry Structures

A structural assessment study on the “Humayun Palace” in Tamil Nadu, a cultural heritage structure, constructed in the early 1700’s was done. Based on the original design documentation collected through records, a static analysis model of the building was generated. This structure is a 3-storey building and details of all the provisions from the slab system to the roof tiles were made. The results developed by these models, aimed at fully understanding the original design concept of the various members, as well as at evaluating their current static and seismic safety conditions, are reported in this paper. This analysis was examined using E-TABS software, whose geometric limitations lead to minor encumbrances. Some complex geometric façade features were approximated to convenience and overcome. The results of the analyses highlight safe conditions and good performance objectives in general, but for some important exceptions. The overall satisfactory performance may be attributed to the overdesigning with excessive safety factors carried out by builders of that century, enabling the structure to withstand conditions way past its intended life. However, the question as to how well the structure will hold good in the future is hypothetical. It is for the same reason that the Public Works Department has allocated nearly 96 crore rupees for the rehabilitation of the same. This investigation is synchronous with the objectives of the said rehabilitation project and has established an exhaustive analysis of the structural health of the structure.

Reporting of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices : An Evidence from Indian BSE-Listed Companies

CSR activities presently spread across a wide scope of zones including environmental protection and biological protection. As per Section 135 under Schedule VII of Companies Act (2013) in Indian context, it furnishes that each organization in India with a total asset holding exceeding or equals to ₹five hundred crore rupees or an annual sales of exceeding or equals to ₹1000 crores rupees or a net profit of more than or equals to ₹5 crore rupees for any one financial year is required to establish a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. Using the sample of BSE listed corporates across several industrial sectors in India, the objective of the study is to investigate whether there is an improvement in the corporate social responsibility scores of companies over the predetermined time range (from 2014-15 to 2019-20). Application of paired samples t-test as to test whether the mean difference between two groups is significantly different from zero indicates interesting CSR based outcomes for the items designed under CSR checklist. The derived findings were also found to be robust to the application of non-parametric statistical testing technique. It has generated suitable research insights for the academicians and policy makers of Indian corporate sector and will facilitate them to establish appropriate CSR norms to be applicable in India

Coconut’s Bud Rot by Phytophthora palmivora: A Destructive Disease

Phytophthora palmivora (Butler) is a cosmopolitan hemibiotrophic oomycete that may infect over 200 plant species, including cocos nucifera, one of the world’s most valuable crops which is commonly called as Coconut. Coconut is a key economic commodity in India, plays an important role in contributing to India’s GDP of about 15,000 crore rupees and 72% of worlds total production is from India and productivity is also high in India. Bud rot disease caused by Phytophthora palmivora grounds a significant amount of crop loss each year. Phytophthora palmivora infects many parts of the coconut plant including the buds, causing bud rot disease. This review focuses on the overview of Coconut production in India and Phytophthora palmivora infection to bud of coconut plant. We highlight some current findings on the bud rot disease of coconut caused by Phytophthora palmivora. This review examines the identification of Phytophthora palmivora as a cause of bud rot disease of coconut in India, its isolation, inhibition and discuss the importance of Phytophthora palmivora as a major threat to coconut palm plantings globally.

BHARAT TOWARDS ATMANIRBHARTA: A TWITTER BASED ANALYSIS USING NVIVO

It’s been over a year now and Covid-19 is still among us and most of the countries are still in fight against Covid-19. Lockdown was the only possible solution but the impact of lockdowns on economies was devastated. Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) a Covid-19 pandemic economic package of twenty lakh crore rupees was announced by the Indian central government on the 12th of May, 2020. The package was released to make the country independent and to primarily empower the poor, labourers, and migrants who were adversely affected by Covid-19.

Impact of initial conditions and cloud parameterization on the heavy rainfall event of Kerala (2018)

In Aug 2018, the extreme precipitation event had created devastation over Kerala's state for 1 week and led to more than 483 deaths, and destructions of properties cost more than 50,000 Crore rupees. We simulated the event with the Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF-ARW). Two most popular initial conditions (ICs), i.e., the National Centre for Environment Prediction (NCEP-FNL) and European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF-ERA5), have been used to investigate the impacts of ICs on the forecast skills (up to day1) with particular reference to rainfall. Using these ICs, the study simulated the event with four cloud microphysics parameterization schemes (CMPS), namely, Milbrandt–Yau, Thompson, Aerosol aware Thompson, and WDM6. The study examined the role of ICs in modulating the cloud microphysical properties and associated mechanisms impacting the rainfall characteristics, hydrometeor formation, and related convective mechanism over the region. A total of 24 simulations (2 ICs × 4 CMPS × 3 initial days 13–15 Aug 2018) are conducted. Results show that the ERA5 IC with Milbrandt–Yau CMPS has performed best among all the simulations. Nevertheless, in general, there is an underestimation of rainfall in the model. It is found that though an ample amount of moisture available at the lower levels of the troposphere in the model, however, due to the lack of intense updraft, this moisture could not reach the middle levels, resulting in robust dryness at these levels and adversely impacting the convection and rainfall. This process shows a deficiency in the formation of frozen hydrometeors in the model's upper levels, leading to the lack of cloud heating and weakly developed vertical pressure gradient. These chain processes resulted in weak convection and reduced rainfall in the model experiments. These findings are highly relevant to understand the limitations of the model, influences of ICs, and cloud microphysical parameterizations to forecast extreme rainfall events accurately.

Application of Block Chain & Artificial Intelligence in E-commerce supply chain to reduce product counterfeiting & increase transparency

Product counterfeiting is a major issue in today’s world. These days product counterfeiting leads to around 1.05 lac crore rupees in India per year. As per a report by business standard, if even 50% of product counterfeiting is stopped with authentication, monitored properly and governed, it can save 50,000 crore rupees per year in India itself, then think about whole world. This research paper is based on the use of block chain along with artificial intelligence to curb the problem of product counterfeiting and maintain the transparency. This research paper also demonstrates the use of blockchain using R studio as a platform. R is a programming language mostly for data analytics purposes. So, the implementation of blockchain in R can give a wide exposure to the data to be analyzed and suitable insights and forecasts can also be made. The research findings give a holistic picture of all the variables that affect the supply chain of E-commerce industry. This study helps the supplier side in curbing their loses and also the consumer side in receiving the genuine product that build trust among both the stakeholders

Automatic Toll Collection System and Detection of Theft Vehicle by using RFID

The road transportation in India has growing day by day. The Indian road network carries about 65 percent of its Goods and about 85 percent of passengers. The national highways in India are now increased from 44,076 miles to 88,313 miles in 2018 to 2019. Along these road networks there are about 450 toll plazas totally in India. These toll plazas contribute some major part of India’s economy, it is estimated the toll revenue can swell up to 1 lakh crore rupees in next five years. In spite of this enormous growth the toll plazas have huge traffic during peak most of the time which incurs delay and loss human hours to surpass the toll. The proposed system focuses on an automatic toll collection system which will automatically debit the amount from vehicle owner’s bank. The automated registration and collection are based on using the RFID chip which is amalgamated in the vehicle’s windshield. By this method, the information about registration ID of the vehicle can be obtained therefore stolen vehicle can also be detected by this system as the vehicle ID is linked to the user’s account. Thus, this system provides fast and efficient surpassing of toll plazas without any delay.

Importance of Organic Farming in Economy with Special Reference to Sikkim

Ever wondered why people aren’t healthy as they use to be these days and why the generation is facing new health problems? Manmade chemicals cause the environment to get poisoned and everybody’s health is at risk? How we went from a healthy nation to a sick nation? This is because of three dangers that threaten our food security i.e, chemical fertilizers, pesticide and genetically modified crops. The government invest the collected taxes to subsidies these chemical fertilizers. In the year 2009, the government spent 98000 crore rupees on subsidizing chemical fertilizers. Although the fertilizers provide food for the plant they are unhealthy for them as they are artificially produced. It also percolates and gets mixed with the ground water. Along with chemical fertilizers the farmers also uses chemical pesticides. This pesticide not only kills specific pest but also many friendly organisms. People are getting health conscious these days. They are ready to pay a premium price for good chemical free products. Organic products have the quality of satisfying the wants of this era. In this paper I tried to study the importance of organic farming in this growing population and how can it be a tool of economic development. I have based the study of organic farming on Sikkim as this

Cost estimation for the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017.

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA) was a step that was essential, once the Government of India ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007. The MHCA looks to protect, promote, and fulfill the rights of persons with mental illness (PMI) as stated in the preamble of the Act. Further, there is an onus on the state to provide affordable mental health care to its citizens. In India, mental health has always been a lesser priority for lawmakers and citizens alike. The rights-based MHCA looks to overhaul the existing system by giving prominence to autonomy, protecting the rights of the mentally ill individuals, and making the State responsible for the care. The decision to make all this happen is commendable. The annual health expenditure of India is 1.15% of the gross domestic product, and the mental health budget is <1% of India's total health budget. This article systematically analyses and describes the cost estimation of the implementation of MHCA 2017, and it is not an estimation of mental health economics. The conservative annual estimated cost on the government to implement MHCA, 2017 would be 94,073 crore rupees. The present study estimation depicts that investing in the implementation of MHCA, 2017 by the government will yield 6.5 times the return on investment analysis benefit. If the State is not proactive in taking measures to implement the MHCA, the rights promised under this legislation will remain aspirational.

An Innovative Approach to Evaluate the Performance of Sludge-Incorporated Fly Ash Bricks

Abstract The Industrial Revolution turned a new leaf in the economic growth of India, which is famous for its industries and agriculture. Notably, the textile industry, which is one of the major sectors, has had rapid growth throughout India in general and Tamil Nadu in particular. The government of India has earmarked seven hundred crore rupees in its twelfth five-year plan during 2012–2017 for the development of textiles to increase production at a large scale. For the largest production operations, the necessity arises for the treatment of effluents to be carried out jointly by companies or as individual industries. Apparently, the treatment of textile effluents generates sludge in bulk quantities. This poses a challenge for its disposal. So, attempts were taken to use the sludge as an affordable construction material. Sludge was collected from the effluent treatment plants of the textile industries located in the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT), Perundurai, which is popularly known as a commercial hub. To make a brick, materials like hypo sludge, textile sludge, quarry dust, fly ash, and gypsum were added in suitable proportion. The manufacture of bricks was done in accordance with Indian standard practice. Not only observations but also evaluations were made correctly. There was an increase in strength, which satisfied the criteria of durability, as hypo sludge content was increased. All the combinations that were formulated for the production of brick satisfy Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) requirements.

Growth performance and trade direction of Indian fish products

The present study analyses the growth performance of production and export of fish products and its trade direction. The results of the study revealed that fish production of India has registered a annual growth rate of 3.8 per cent. Among the major fish producing states, Chhattisgarh has witnessed highest compound growth rate of 15 per cent per annum. The vast production base offers India has tremendous opportunities for enhancing surplus exportable quality fish products. During 2014, India exported about 983.756 million tonnes of fish products to South East Asian countries. Frozen shrimp is the major export value item accounting to the value of 19368.3 crore rupees. It can be observed that among the fish products, dried fish has registered a highest growth rate of 21 and 26 per cent per annum in terms of quantity and value respectively. It can be further noticed that South East Asia has been the most stable market among the major importers of Indian fish products as reflected by the higher probability of retention of 0.85 whereas Japan has shown the least retention probability of 0.36 which has only retained 36 per cent of its share in export.

Related Party Transactions Under the Companies Act, 2013

The law governing RPTs is the Companies Act, 2013. The Companies Act, 2013 was unprecedented, in regard to the power granted to minority shareholders to reject RPT’s as the Ministry of Corporate affairs (hereinafter MCA) had come up with stringent rules which provided for several rounds of approval and disclosures of a wide range of transactions that companies entered into with relatives of promoters, entities controlled by promoters and entities controlled by relatives of promoters. Section 188 of the Act in its original form had mandated companies with paid-up capital greater than one crore rupees to seek approval of its board of directors by a special majority, irrespective of the share capital of the company or the value of a RPT. Section 188 of the Act to ensure independence in the manner of voting of RPTs had further barred all related parties from voting on RPTs. SEBI had also furthered the process of enhancing shareholder participation by mandating listed companies to provide ‘E-voting’ facilities to its shareholders in respect of business matters transacted by listed companies through the postal ballot procedure. The provision of E-voting facilities is likely to promote greater shareholder participation in matters concerning corporate governance. However, representations from the companies advocated that such stringent regulations hampered the efficiency in regard to business operations, the MCA through two circulars substantially diluted the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 .The First Circular narrowed the definition of a ‘Related party’ for the purposed of voting on resolutions, where the circular clarified that a shareholder under the second proviso to section 188(1) would be considered a related party only with reference to a contract or arrangement for which the special resolution was being passed. The provisions of the aforementioned circular enabled a large set of shareholders who are likely to benefit but are not ‘related’ under the Companies to vote on RPT resolutions.The second circular from the MCA removed the classification of companies on the basis of Paid-up Capital, where companies are now required to seek shareholder approval for only those RPT’s which cross the transaction threshold of hundred crore rupees. The Circular also exempted companies from seeking shareholder approvals for RPT’s with wholly subsidiaries which increased the scope for potential abuse at the cost of minority investors. Additionally, the Companies Amendment act, 2015 passed by the Indian parliament envisages that RPT’S would only need shareholder approval through an ‘ordinary resolution’ and not a ‘Special resolution’ of disinterested shareholders (Majority of minority) further reducing the power of minority shareholders to block abusive RPT’s owing to a lower threshold of shareholder approval. Furthermore, amendments to Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2014 in regard to RPT’s have not been aligned with clause 49 of the listing agreement with SEBI which could create inconsistencies in the application of the legal principles to governs RPTs. The recent decision of the Bombay High Court which questioned the validity of ‘E- Voting’ has raised several legal uncertainties in regard to the procedure for approval of RPT’s.

Impact of Grant-in-Aid Projects at CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, India: A Bibliometric Study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of 204 Grant-in-Aid projects carried out at CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, India during 1995-2010 through Bibliometric method. Unearths the impact of projects in the light of current needs to sustain in future. The data pertaining to study were generated through structured questionnaire. The output-identified as deliverables of each project includes, cash flow, process developed, patents, copyright, and technology transferred, academic contribution and research papers published through projects .The quality of papers were traced out through citation and impact factor. The Projects have been classified at different level of research- basic research, applied research, industrial research. The data further presented according to the level of research to accommodate 204 projects. The duration of the projects ranged from 6 months to 5 years. A group of 27 subject areas have been identified for all the projects, fall in the domain of Metallurgy and Materials Sciences and allied subjects .The value of projects were estimated around 55 Crore Rupees. About 97% projects were accomplished in scheduled time. The R&D output reflects that 55 processes were developed and only one technology could be transferred. However 21 technologies are under negotiation for transfer to different parties. During the tennure of projects, 40 patents and 14 copyrights were filed. About 58 students from various reputed academic institutions were benefited through projects. A total of 608 research papers were reported based on projects findings. The trends of publications during 16 years show that SCI papers are in increasing trends and reflects a healthy sign as performance indicators of the sponsored projects. The projects under basic research contributed a maximum of 226 papers with 845 citations, shared 64.50% of the total 1310 citations. The average impact factor of papers was 1.552. The highly cited papers published in the area of water quality-assessment, received 88 Citations, other highly cited papers fall in the domain of corrosion protection and prevention, waste management and utilization and materials science and technology. The output of the present work will be useful for scientists and decision makers to judge the impact of Grant- in- Aid projects in the light of current global scenario and making project selection mechanism more effective by tailoring to the current needs of the society.

Year round performance and economic evaluation of solar power plant for Indian tropical condition

In this paper, a 50 MWe design capacity solar parabolic dish concentrator Stirling engine power plant (SPDCSPP) has been modeled for analysis, where 2000 units of 25 kWe parabolic dish concentrator each considered for getting desired capacity. An attempt has been made to carryout the economic evaluation of SPDCSPP for selected Indian tropical condition. Variations of the efficiency of Stirling engine power plant at the variation of the load conditions are considered for year round performance evaluation. The developed model is examined for Indian location, i.e., Delhi. It is found that year round collector-receiver efficiency varies from 69.43% to 77.88%, and overall power plant efficiency varies from 16.86% and 25.79%. The installation cost per MWe electrical capacity is 15.32 crore rupees, and 28.10 lakhs rupees as operation and maintenance cost per MWe electrical capacity. The unit cost of electric energy generation (kWhe) is about 11.06 Indian rupees, with 30 years lifespan of the plant and 10% interest rate on investment.

Case Study: Eminent Electricals (P) Ltd.

Eminent Electricals (P) Ltd., started with just four workers and a capital investment of 20 lacks in the year 1992, generating a humble 1 lac p.a. revenue. Today it has become a unit having a valuation of over a crore rupees, employing 19 people and an annual turnover of more than 70 lacs. It has become a market leader in servicing electrical machines ranging from a fraction of hp to over 2000 hp.

Research and higher education scenario in select Indian state universities: an analysis

This article presents results of an analysis of higher education and research scenario in ten state universities of India during 2000 to 2006. Calcutta University ranked first in terms of published research articles, on an average 664 articles in a year in peer reviewed national and international journals. Similarly Madras, Panjab, Rajasthan, Mysore, Gauhati, Pune, Mumbai, Patna and Sikkim Manipal Universities published 600, 582, 538, 328.33, 221, 184.33, 112.5, 47 and 5 articles respectively. The ratio of number of faculty to research publication varied from 1:0.05 to 1:1.9 in the selected universities. University of Madras, Panjab, Rajasthan and Calcutta have ratio more than 1:1. University of Madras received the maximum research funds of 41.46 crore rupees and ranked first among the selected ten universities. Considering the overall performance of universities in our analysis, Calcutta University and Madras University captured the first two places respectively. Keywords: Indian university, Scientometrics, research, higher education, technometrics, research funding