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However, their zero-gravity experience stood out as the clear winner. "As they kept lowering the weights attached to our harnesses, we started floating higher and higher," said Muthu Malavika, a student of Class 12. "We had to do all our tasks in clocked time. Their time-management and precision is impressive" adds Roshini, another student. Naveena Darshini of Class 6, pointed the view of flight models and space shuttles like the famous Atlantis, were the high-point of their trip. A 7-minute ride inside a gyro-simulation chamber excited the NASA hoppers. "It mimics the movement of a real-life space shuttle that is detached in space. It was so terrifying, we were trembling that time," describes Ahmed Khaleed, a Class 11 student. "It started tilting at a 70 degree angle, like in outer space where the conditions are quite unpredictable,"he said. "We want to organise more trips like this for the coming batches. We would like more students to be able to visit organisations like NASA and ISRO to gain exposure," said Usha Ravichandran, principal of the school.
The NASA tour was part of a 11-day trip for students from the two sister schools in Injambakkam and Valasaravakkam. Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App. Click here to download it for your device.From Around the WebMore From The Times of IndiaA padyatra by the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), a grassroots-peasants’ movement to raise awareness on the downstream impacts of large dams and other livelihood issues in the Brahmaputra valley. A major plumbing of the Brahmaputra and Barak river systems is planned through the construction of 168 large dams to generate 63,000 MW of electricity, even as the Northeast is slated to be India's ‘future powerhouse'. A significant part of the ongoing debate on the issue in the region has been the evolution of a discourse on the downstream impacts of these dams in the Brahmaputra and Barak floodplains, an issue which is still a major lacuna in governmental decision-making and governance processes in New Delhi (see The Hindu Survey of the Environment 2008 and 2009).
The past one year has seen the crucial emergence of more widespread political mobilisation and debate on the issue of dams, environment and society in downstream Assam. In this piece we take stock of these recent developments on an issue which is likely to significantly influence both the natural and political landscape of the region in the coming days. Full article can be read in The Hindu's Survey of the Environment 2010. The publication is now on stands. Copies can be obtained by Registered Post (not V.P.P.) for Rs.80 (Rupees Eighty) by drawing a cheque in favour of "Kasturi and Sons Ltd." (Add Rs.10 for non-Chennai cheques) and sending it to the Circulation Department, The Hindu, 859-860, Anna Salai, Chennai 600002 Email: >subs@thehindu.co.in Arupjyoti Saikia is a historian and closely follows the political and social movements in Assam. Neeraj Vagholikar is a member of the environmental Action group, Kalpavriksh.I just received an email from Kevin about the use of recliners after heart valve surgery.
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