The University of Mumbai and Times Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday in Mumbai under which the foundation will construct a building dedicated to study how to handle disasters.

Research on various topics like population control, environmental protection and weather forecasting are part of the MoU, signed by Vice-Chancellor of the varsity Vijay Khole and Indu Jain from the Times Foundation in the presence of Governor of Maharashtra S M Krishna.

"The foundation has been helping those caught in disasters for the last 60 years and we will always help the state government if any disaster arises," Jain was quoted as saying in a release.