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| 1948 |
24th
April, 1948 Foundation Stone laid by Hon'ble Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee,
the then Minister for Industry and Supply, Government of India &Vice
President of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi |
| 1953 |
15th
January, 1953 the Institute Main Building was formally inaugurated
by Hon'ble Shri T.T.Krishnamachari, the then Minister for Commerce
and Industry, Govt. of India |
| 1964 |
Organised
1st International Leather Fair and 1st
Leather Fashion Show |
| 1985 |
Triple Helical Structure of Collagen discovered
by Prof.G.N. Ramachandran of Madras University in association with
CLRI
|
| 1993 |
Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Chemical Sciences) awarded to Dr. T.Ramasami,
Director |
| 1994 |
Futurology
Exercise for Indian Leather Industry organized (Indian Leather 2010) |
| 1995 |
Leather
Technology Mission launched |
| 1996 |
- Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar Prize(Chemical Sciences) awarded to Dr. N.Chandrakumar,
Scientist G
- Cleaner
Leather Process Technologies demonstrated in 570 tanneries in
Tamil Nadu thus prevented from closure based on Supreme Court
Order
- CLRI
Vision 2005 released
|
| 1998 |
Awarded
Third World Network of Scientific Organisations Award for Innovations
in Microenterprises |
| 1999 |
- Organised
International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Society
Congress at CLRI, Chennai - the First Congress held outside Europe
- Organised
Modeurop Show in Chennai - the first meeting held outside Europe
|
| 2000 |
- Awarded
the Millennium Medal (Science Congress) and MRSI Medal
- Mr.
Mohammed Sadiq, Scientist, SDDC of this Institute is elected as
the president of MODEUROP Congress for 2000-2001
- TANSA
2000 award conferred to Dr. R. Jayakumar, Scientist E II
- Mr.
Md. Sadiq, Scientist has been elected as the president of MODEUROP
Jury for the year 2000-2001
|
| 2001 |
- Dr.
T. Ramasami, Director CLRI has been conferred the Coveted National
Civilian Award "PADMASHRI" by the President of
India on the 26th January 2001, for
his outstanding contribution in the field of Science and Technology
- Dr.
T. Ramasami has been elected as a fellow of the Third World Academy
of Sciences (2001)
- John
Arthur wils on Memorial Lecture Award to Dr. T. Ramasami, Director
(2001).
-
Chemical Research Society of India Medal to Dr. B.V. Nair Scientist
F (2001)
- Council
for Leather Exports (CLE) design award for Leather Apparel for
year 2001 to CLRI
|
| 2002 |
CLRI
prepared a major working group document for the planned development
of Indian Leather Sector during Tenth plan period (2002-2003) and
submitted to Ministry of Industry, Government of India. |