Current Affairs - Miscellaneous - Discussion

3, ie Ministries of railways, human resource development (HRD), and science and technology have tied up to accomplish the Technology Mission for Indian Railways. A MoU on Technology Mission for Indian Railways (TMIR) was signed on 4th January 2018 by the ministries of railways, human resource development (HRD), and science and technology. This Technology Mission will conduct research and development projects in the fields of heavy haul, safety, energy, environment and urban railways. The funding contribution in the Technology Mission is 30% by the railways ministry, 25 % by the HRD ministry and 25% by the Department of Science and Technology (DST).