History

1993	–	Start of Centre of Environment Studies at S.H. College, Thevara.
1995	–	Contact with Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.
1996	–	Founding of registered “Society for the Promotion of Development Oriented Projects” (VEV), Stuttgart, Germany by German Partner.
“	–	Establishment of Mithradham by S.H. Monastery, Thevara at Chunangamveli, Aluva.
1997	–	The first Solar Tunnel Dryer Installed at S.H. College.
1998	–	Sanctioning of EU, Kindermissionwerk and Diocese Rottenburg-Stuttgart Projects for Mithradham main building.
1999	–	The First Solar Power Plant commissioned for the Central Building.
2000	–	Inaugurated as a Millennium Project of S.H. Province of the CMI congregation, Started International Conferences and Training Programs. In Solar PV, Solar Drying and Energy from Biomass.
2002	–	Founding of International Society for the Promotion of Environment and Renewable Energy (ISPERE) with institutional partners VEV and Mithradham.
“	–	PPP Spice Project initiated with Natural Harvest, India and Ecoland Herbs & Spices, Germany.
2005	–	Founding of Kerala Renewable Energy Entrepreneur’s and Promoter’s Association (KREEPA).
“	–	Awarded “Solar Prize – 2005” of EURO SOLAR to VEV for Mithradham Project.
2007	–	Awarded “Eine – Welt” Prize of German State of Baden-Wuerttemberg to VEV for Mithradham Project.
2010	–	Visit of Bp. Dr. Gebhard Fuerst to Mithradham for international seminar on “Protection of the Creation”
2014	–	Mithradham becomes SET-NET partner of NISE training programmes under MNRE, Govt. of India and ANERT, Govt. of Kerala.
“	–	Mithradham is selected as Innovative Learning Place of Amber-Weiden Technical University, Germany, the first one outside Germany.
2015	–	Expansion of SET-NET, National and International Training Programs.