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SRMIST organized one day seminar on Tamizh Poetry

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SRMIST organized one day seminar on Tamizh Poetry Chennai, March, 2019: Department of Tamil, Faulty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST organized one day seminar on Tamil Poetry ’Thamizh Kavidhaiyiyal’ on 19th March 2019 in Kattankulathur campus. The seminar began with the Head of the department Dr B Jaiganesh’s welcome address and the Dean Dr Jothikumar’s felicitation.  In this seminar, renowned Poet and writer Kavijar Thanjavur Kavirayar, poet Ravi Subramaniyan and poet Raja Chandrashekhar took part as special guests. They addressed the first year students and helped in instilling the finer qualities of appreciating poetry in their young minds. Their effective use of the medium of poetry to convert otherwise a mundane thought into a sublime one was immensely appreciated by all. And thus the one day seminar came to an end with its purpose achieved.

Ashok Leyland becomes India’s first corporate office to receive LEED v4.1 Platinum certification

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Ashok Leyland becomes India’s first corporate office to receive LEED v4.1 Platinum certification It is the 4th project to achieve Platinum level certification under LEED v4.1 for Building Operations & Maintenance globally 21 st March 2019, (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) – Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, and one of the largest commercial vehicle manufacturers in India, has been awarded LEED v4 .1 Buildings Operations & Maintenance certification at the Platinum level today, for its corporate office building in Chennai . LEED v4.1 is the newest version of the LEED (or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ) rating system , developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) . With this honor, Ashok Leyland becomes the first office in India and fourth in the world to receive LEED v4.1 Platinum certification. Mr. N.V Balachandar, President – HR, Communication and CSR, Ashok Leyland said, “ We were awarded LEED Gold certification in 2009 and by st...