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The present study evaluates the performance of mutual fund schemes in India using risk-adjusted measures of performance evaluation, namely, Sharpe ratio and Treynor ratio, for a sample of 100 Indian mutual fund schemes selected on the basis of availability of consecutive data during the period 1st April 2000 to 31st March 2008. The findings suggest that the overall performance of mutual fund schemes during the study period was mixed. The results of Sharpe ratios of mutual fund schemes revealed that during the full study period, Sharpe ratios of 52 per cent of schemes were better than the Sharpe ratios of their benchmark indices. It was also found that 42 per cent of growth schemes, 40 per cent of tax planning schemes, 75 per cent of income schemes and 91 per cent of balanced schemes, respectively, had performed better than their respective indices in terms of Sharpe ratio. During the full study period, 70 per cent of mutual fund schemes had higher Treynor ratios than those of their respective indices. Analysis further revealed that in the full study period, 64 per cent of growth schemes, 60 per cent of tax planning schemes, 76 per cent of income schemes and 100 per cent of balanced schemes, respectively, had better Treynor ratios than the Treynor ratios of their benchmark indices.

Food insecurity is a global issue that persists at various scales and intensity. It is linked to irregularity or uncertainty of food, water and fuel and can develop under the influence of multiple factors. Food availability, accessibility, consumption and stability are the four broad dimensions of food security. This paper analyses the relationship between these four dimensions and food insecurity for 33 districts in Rajasthan, India, using the data collected from the published documents, periodicals and websites of the government or other authentic sources. To analyse the link between these four dimensions, several indicators were taken into consideration. The collected data was used to rank the districts based on their level of food insecurity. Thus, the results include categorization of the districts into four zones based on the values of the variables. The results are presented through maps, which show the spatial distribution of food insecurity. It can be concluded, that the districts of Banswara, Dungarpur, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Rajsamand, Dhaulpur and Jalore have a very high level of food insecurity.

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