Commonwealth News
Singapore crosses 80 per cent Covid-19 vaccination milestone: Ong Ye Kung
Aug 29, 2021
Singapore becomes the world’s most vaccinated country. The nation has fully vaccinated 80% of its population against Covid-19. Also, the home vaccination team aim to complete all jabs by the end of September. Read the original article here:...
Himachal administers first dose of Covid vaccine to 100% of its population
Aug 29, 2021
India: Himachal Pradesh becomes the first state in the country to administer the first dose of the vaccine against coronavirus to 100% of its population. According to the health department the second dose of vaccine for all its residents is likely to finish by...
Fibre Optic Cable Project – Update
Aug 29, 2021
St Helena, marking a momentous milestone, Fibre Optic undersea cable was dropped over the side of the ship and placed in articulated pipes. It was laid and secured in a predefined path on the Ruperts’ seabed. The cable will connect St Helena to the Equiano subsea...
Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in T47 high jump event, creates Asian Record
Aug 29, 2021
India's Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in the men's high jump T47 event. It is a class meant for athletes with a unilateral upper limb impairment with some disability at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. With Kumar's Asian record, this is the second medal for the country...
India launches its first Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit
Aug 28, 2021
IT Ministry of India launches QSim (Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit) to enable researchers, students, startups and industries explore Quantum Computing in a cost-effective manner. The project was a collaborative initiative by IISc Bengaluru, IIT Roorkee and C-DAC...
Infosys to create 500 Jobs in Canada in next three years
Aug 28, 2021
Infosys aims to create 500 jobs in the next 3 years with its new digital development centre at its largest Canadian office in Mississauga. The centre will be the first of its kind in Canada for Infosys. Read the original article here:...