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Preserve mother nature as inherited from ancestors... Founder Chancellor

STAFF WRITER “Through SCCN we aim to
mainstream United Nations
SRM Institute of Science and Global Goals (SDGs) by adopting
Technology (SRMIST) observed education and research on
World Environmental Day with SDG where young minds are
an aim to reduce Carbon Foot motivated for spearheading
Print and mobilize students to active participation to lay
and faculties to prevent, halt out the road map for SRMIST
and reverse the degradation of SMART CITY for better health
ecosystems. About 900 students, and education’, said Dr. Rajendra
faculties, staff members and Shende.
others participated in the event SRMIST has also signed
that was held virtually. SRMIST’s the Carbon Neutrality Pledge,
Associate Director (Campus “Not Zero- Net Zero Pledge”
Life) and UBA Nodal Officer designed and monitored by
Dr. V. Thirumurugan welcomed SCCN of TERRE Policy Center.
the participants.
SRMIST will be the South-
Speaking at the event, the India’s Regional Hub of Smart
Founder Chancellor of SRM Campus Cloud Network (SCCN).
Group of Institutions and TERRE Policy Centre through
Member of Parliament Dr. T. Smart Campus Cloud Network
R. Paarivendhar said, “We must (SCCN) will provide the overall
preserve our mother nature as guidance and mentoring to
a place to live as we inherited SRMIST on United Nations
from our ancestors and pass SDGs and Climate Change
on to our next generation and issues. The success-stories
the environmental Day is an will be showcased on network
everyday activity for the global platform including discussions
citizens and not pertaining to in the web site sccnhub.com.
one institution.”
SRMIST is an active member
Dr. Rajendra Shende, Chairman of Higher Educational Institutes
of TERRE (Technology, Network called Smart Campus
Education, Research and Rehabi Cloud Network (SCCN), launched
litation for the Environment) by TERRE Policy Centre in
Policy Centre and former director 2017. The network is supported
of UNEP, the chief guest for by UNESCO-Paris and India’s Neutrality, Sustainable Farming, Presidential address in motivating washing liquid and motivating
the event talked on ‘Global Ministry of Education through Digital agriculture among the SRMIST stakeholders the participants to prepare their
Ecological Challenges – to All India Council of Higher others are undertaken in the assuring that he is with them own herbal sanitizers on June
make the youth Climate and Technical Education (AICTE) and campus. Ideation and research during this pandemic time. 3rd, 2021
Sustainable Development Goals University Grant Commission on SDGs are also encouraged She appreciated Dr. Rajendra
(SDG) ready’. (UGC). This digital network in the campus. Importantly the Shende – Chairman, SCCN Dr. C. Sheela Sasikumar,
of nearly 350+ universities Director & Head-Clinical
SRMIST recently signed an results of the practical work in for his dedicated guidance Research, Hi-care Super
Memorandum of Understanding and colleges (7 from abroad) the campus is shared across the and the support during 2019 Specialty Hospital, Chennai
promotes the practical activities
(MoU) with the Smart Campus in the campus that contribute universities in the world through to organize the Core Group was acknowledged for her
Cloud Network (SCCN) of towards United Nations SDGs. digital cloud dashboard that meeting on May 17th and a enlightened talk on “Food
TERRE Policy Centre, a not- Thus SCCN makes campus TERRE has developed. Round Table Discussion on Antioxidants for Prevention
for-profit organization dedicated as laboratory for SDGs and SDGs in association with SCCN, and Management of COVID”
to United Nations Sustainable Dr. S. Ponnusamy, SRMIST’s UGC and AICTE inviting VCs and mad the participants to
Development Goals (SDGs) promotes ‘learning by doing’ (Interim) Registrar felicitated and Directors from all Higher understood the role and the
within the campus.
aiming to reduce carbon footprints the program highlighting the Education Institutes on May mechanism of each bioactive
and establishing SRMIST as a The network of universities dedication and commitment 18th in 2019. components and its synergistic
green and smart Institute. The encourages the students and the of SRMIST to preserve the The SRMIST Environment Day effect in managing and preventing
Founder Chancellor of SRM faculties to share their experiences environment quoting that more committee thanked the resource the virus on June 4th. Over
Group of Institutes stressed the on practical projects related to than 100 crores rupees have persons and experts like Dr. 100 enthusiastic participants
SRM Family members to follow SDGs in the campus. The projects been invested during the past Gayathri – HoD, Anaesthesia, attended all the workshops.
the Ten Commandments agreed deploy the digital technologies decade on green initiatives and Dean and Pro VC Medical for 3 The World Environmental
in the MoU between SRMIST like IoT (Internet of Thing), AI renewable energy programs at days Pranayama workshop from Day (WED 2021) activities
and SCCN and committed to (Artificial Intelligence), Cloud- SRMIST such as STP plants for
cooperate with TERRE in all networking, Machine-to-machine recycling of waste water, Rain May 30, 31 and June 1st. Ms. from May 30 - June 5th 2021
avenues to make the campus a learning and Block Chain. Water Harvesting Systems, Kanimozhi and Dean – College were organized and mentored
of Agriculture for the presentation by Mr. Sujith, Department of
SMART CITY. Biogas plants, Solar panels,
The projects like Energy Solar water heaters, Solar on Urban Farm Center, Narture Medical Microbiology, SRM
“SRMIST is like a small city efficiency, harnessing of Pharmacy and the Medicinal MCHRC and coordinated by
and our aim is to transform it to renewable energy, waste to cooking system, Specialized Cafeteria at SRMIST on June Dr. Suriyaprakash - CENR. The
Solid waste recycling units such
a smart city,” said SRMIST’s energy, zero-waste, green as Bio medical waste, E- Waste 2nd and interacting with the Students, Faculties and Staff
(Interim) Vice Chancellor Dr. buildings, smart-grid, healthy participant on the creation members from various disciplines
C. Muthamizhchelvan. “By sanitation, e-waste management, and paper waste. and maintenance of herbal of Faculty of Engineering
collaborating with TERRE air pollution, zero-emission Dr. Kantha Deivi Arunachalam, garden. Dr. Abimanyu, and Dr. and Technology, Medical and
we would fulfil our ambition transport, conservation of Dean Center for Environmental Chitra Pandian, Dean, School of Health Sciences, Science and
of making all our students biodiversity ban on single use Research, Directorate of Research, Pharmacy for the demonstration Humanities played a key role
and faculty future-ready and plastic, water conservation and SRMIST thanked the Founder on the Preparation of formulations in scheduling the one week
SDG-Ready” water use efficiency, Carbon Chancellor, SRMIST for his of herbal sanitizers and hand activities of WED 2021.