Mangaluru: Jhonlin book bank reopens
Mangaluru, July 16: The 'Jhonlin Toy Exchange Book Bank' is now reopened as 'Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange' at the Jhonlin Cottage in the Bondel here on Sunday.
'Jhonlin' is now a book bank program that has a link with four libraries of local educational institutions.
The organization was started in last January with the intention of collecting the toys that are not in use and supply them to needy children, and collecting old books and making a free library without any deposit.
The Department of Toys has been working on the project and distributed toys to around 200 children in orphanages and nursery schools in Mangaluru. But the Books Department, which has about 2,700 books, did not function as per the plan. Therefore, after the inspection, the 80th birthday celebration of John B Monteiro's, founder of the organisation and senior journalist; has been renamed as 'Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange,' and distributed books to four libraries of local educational institutions.
Dr. George Rodrigues, the chief librarian of St Aloysius College Library, provided books to the St. Lawrence English Medium High School, MGC PU College, Besant Institute of PG Studies, and St. Joseph's Engineering College, Vamanjoor.
Mohan Monteiro and Primrose Monteiro D'Souza, co-founders of the Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange, have requested the public to donate their toys and books that are not in use. For more details Contact: 98862 76608.
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ISRO's analogue space mission kicks off at Leh
Bengaluru, Nov 1: ISRO on Friday said its analogue space mission has taken off at Leh in Ladakh, where it will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat as India prepares to send a human to the moon.
The initiative is a collaborative effort of the Human Spaceflight Centre, ISRO, AAKA Space Studio, University of Ladakh, IIT Bombay, and supported by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.
The month-long mission, kicked off mid-October, comes in the wake of India's plans to set up lunar habitats, which could provide a base to launch inter-planetary missions.
The geographical features of Ladakh are considered to closely resemble Martian and lunar landscapes and are an ideal training ground for scientific missions aimed at exploring planets "India's first analog space mission kicks off in Leh...this mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth," ISRO said in a post on X.
The team of AAKA Space Studio is testing environment suits and conducting geological studies in Leh's low-oxygen environment, simulating space-like conditions, studies that could be crucial for future space missions.
The team is also studying how the human body adapts to the harsh weather conditions in Ladakh that could be useful in understanding how astronauts could get used to space like conditions.
🚀 India’s first analog space mission kicks off in Leh! 🇮🇳✨ A collaborative effort by Human Spaceflight Centre, ISRO, AAKA Space Studio, University of Ladakh, IIT Bombay, and supported by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, this mission will simulate life in an… pic.twitter.com/LoDTHzWNq8
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