Commonwealth News
Mukesh Ambani is back as the richest Asian
After the recent blow, Gautam Adani slips from the world's top billionaires ranking and Mukesh Ambani hits the top spot as both India’s and Asia’s wealthiest man. As per new rankings, Ambani’s net worth is $83.7 billion, while Adani's worth drops to $75.1 billion....
Canada Groundhog Day
Celebrated annually on 2 February, Groundhog Day is a popular tradition. On this day, groundhogs are said to "forecast" the future weather when they emerge from their burrows. If the rodent doesn't retreat back when he sees his shadow then the possibility of early...
World-first guidelines created to help prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment
The expert consensus, led by Australia's Murdoch Children's Research Institute, has released specific guidelines to protect vulnerable young hearts receiving cancer treatment. These kids focussed instructions were published in JACC: Advances and cover the process of...
World’s first nasal Covid vaccine launched in India
India launches the world's first COVID-19 intranasal vaccine, iNCOVACC made by Bharat Biotech. It is available on the CoWin platform. The doses are to be administered in a gap of 28 days. The Indian drug regulators initially approved it for emergency uses only for...
Commonwealth Secretary-General launches landmark Year of Youth 2023
The Commonwealth Secretariat officially launches 2023 as the Year of Youth. This year will celebrate and focus on empowering about 1.5 billion under-30s generation in the Commonwealth. Issues of young people like climate change, jobs, education and their overall...
Nauru Independence Day
This day marks the return of Nauruans from Truk, also known as Chuuk, which is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia. The celebrations of this national holiday last the whole day with various events and activities like parades, traditional...