Investments in the research and development (r&d) in India has grown from Rs 760.5 crore in 1980 to Rs 24,200 crore (as per 2008-2009 budget allocation). This is 0.8 per cent of the gdp

From 1996 to 2006, expenditure has increased by 180 per cent. But the number of research publications increased by only 95 per cent