New Delhi-Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities on 27th July via video conferencing. These facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic. These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up strategically at ICMR-National Institute of Cancer

New Delhi-India and UK held the 14th Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting virtually. It was co-chaired by Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for International Trade , HE , Ms Elizabeth Truss. They were assisted by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Hardeep Singh Puri and his counterpart, UK Minister of State

Paris – French Prime minister Mr Jean Castex said that France will require on-the-spot Covid-19 tests for travellers coming from 16 high-risk countries where the virus is circulating widely, including the United States, India. Other countries are Algeria, Bahrain, Israel, South Africa, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Turkey and Madagascar. But Freanch Govt did not

UK-based diaspora group the India League announced the launch of a first-ever British Indian Census to collect data about 1.5 million Indian-origin population in UK. India League diaspora group was established in 1916.This census will be conducted completely online in collaboration with the Oxford university.This British Indian census is expected to give a panoramic view of the Indian diaspora in

Chinese Govt ordered the closure of the US consulate in Chengdu, days after US ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas . The move comes as a countermeasure against US decision to mandate Chinese consulate in Houston be shut over the Asian nations alleged attempts at stealing American trade secrets, with President Trump later announcing more diplomatic sites