The following account was written by Philip Kuruvilla, Secretary of “The Untouchables,” a registered charitable trust in Bengaluru, India that seeks to create a pipeline between “the haves” and the “have nots.” The year is 1955. In La Martiniere, a school in Calcutta, West Bengal India founded in 1836 by French mercenary Major General Claude […]
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GIS Maps Help Governments, Health Organizations Track COVID-19
Various health, governmental, business, and other organizations have created Geographic Information Systems (GIS) maps to track the spread of COVID-19. Epidemiologists use GIS to look at variables, including demographics, environmental conditions, and historical data from past pandemics to determine the outbreak origins of COVID-19, the spread pattern of the disease, and the density of infection. […]
California Water Districts Take Measures to Protect Customers, Employees During Pandemic
While the world is battling the spread of COVID-19, private and public water and wastewater utilities in California are doing their part in making sure water supplies are safe during this critical time. Also, federal and global government officials assure the public that water supplies remain safe. The Environmental Protection Agency states on its Website […]