capital ran out of oxygen supply for nearly an hour and a half but of the means it will be rand paul covert mission. is the oxygen beneath support because the saturday so across the city. due to the increased demand in the hospital a court in delhi says it will start punishing government officials for failing to deliver lifesaving items but it's impossible to give what is not yet available the international community spent the weekend sending supplies grieving relatives and scientists blame elected officials for the catastrophic situation saying they ignored medical advice and warnings about variance. prime minister narendra modi faces intense criticism over his handling of the pandemic and his decision to allow state elections to go ahead and made this urgent cases despite heavy campaigning his party failed are we said the government in fact been warned about

the more dangerous virus variant back in march why was that warning ignored apparently well that's a good question get out in fact this consortium of scientific advisors was sent to the bank in december by the government itself and the specific task was to look for barium so mutants which could cause a trace to public health now this group of scientists from 10 national universities give their findings to the relevant authorities in march as you mentioned and it really just spoke to find them and it was then that what happened why wasn't anything done and one of them said job is to provide evidence for the job the policy making is that the government basically implying that midi hard science did not drive policy making as much as it should have so how angry are people over this lack of policy making by the government. people are getting angrier by the

gee i'm in a dead heat with the situation is really grim hospitals are still without oxygen some of them they're running out of bands of life's a need quitman plasma drugs and people are getting more in line concern says brett is the management to deal with this crisis just to give you an example i was in i had a meeting with my colleagues today and one person said i haven't done any work today i'm running around organizing a bed for someone another county didn't show up at the meeting she's trying to organize an oxygen cylinder the people here are feeling so bereft so let down by the system and they are now led to the must see an individual acts of kindness everyone in the city has been touched in some way or the other so anger is growing so the anger is growing and how is the government responding to the growing. well this is one that wasn't had emergencies that india has faced and the government says it's doing all it can to bring it under control and they point to

what's all the meetings they've had in the last 2 weeks mobilize the army they will bless the air force to get oxygen tankers and we just had a hospital this announced measures to set up oxygen generating plants but all these will take a bit of time to become effective for the people who are angry they need head right now it's a question of debts and why they are not very happy with the government of the sick the government isn't denied about its management of this crisis. in delhi thank you mr. today marks a world press freedom day and what better day to reveal the winner of the w.'s freedom of speech award this year we are honoring and the investigative journalist from nigeria from an early age she's stood up for women's rights and called out injustices will speak heard a few minutes 1st here's some insight into some of her most challenging investigations. few things excite to portray of war even more than finding

a good story. i think is firing 8 her at the crew aboard one plane through really on to our last in a good trade in male sexual gun. overbore has been speaking out against injustice and she was a little girl encouraged by her father she decided to become an investigative journalist. i watched we met. paid i watched your drain banks are attacked unjustly. i was there in the same been quite nice and all the way loving the thing when walking free that's the environment i'm comin from so that's really laid the foundation for what i do now wanting to give voice to the voice live with the power to rethink the world. of worries work sometimes involves changing her identity all his stories affect her personally but none of

them impacted her life as much as her 2013 investigation into nigeria's human trafficking mafia the story unfolded on this street allan avenue a popular hot spot for prostitution for 7 months of war he was an undercover sex worker here it was the toughest most frightening and most challenging investigation one she wasn't prepared for she was raped abused and so to people beheaded in front of her. that i see that it's a depression. that was the trauma. the pros from lots of stress. are right and panic attacks at some points it's growth at apple comes sidel. of worry is still recovering from that experience has story served as the inspiration for the netflix film on 0 to rate the shower not she's made several other award winning investigations and is adamant she's not stopping any time soon

. and here's what you don't use director general peter limbaugh to say about this yes w. freedom of speech award winner or she has achieved. she is a courageous woman but i think such an award will also help her for her work hopefully also for security but we also want to empower other journalists who work on an investigative job and who are in dangerous circumstances when we see that nigeria has fantastic journalists and we from dutch avilla we work together with a lot of media houses in nigeria but i think in general it is important that we help investigative journalism in africa that we also help female journalists in africa and i think we can contribute a bit from our side from that should be with his freedom of speech was. speaking

then i'm delighted to be joined from lagos by it's a board of work on regulations again on the award my 1st question is on the sex trafficking investigation that was actually made you go on that you knew it was dangerous. thank you very much for the hour or. was me. on this as a guest again. is that something years ago when i was on the graduates i love. that because. that really got me interested in anything you might have akin and i had in mind i still. sung it a lot of friends some very close. with lance is the only one of the traffic lights. that really got in it interested in anything human trafficking so the way it really really comes out on

a cruise contacted me 22nd and there was it really it's like that scene or until the 2 of you said when we met i had to pause. that is it does have this edition kids. so this you would have any repercussions from nigerian authorities after revealing some of the most distressing aspects of sex trafficking going on in nigeria. well i can say precisely after the investigation. i still receive a strange call those. being on the call as me als. using it correctly and we're sending me a. very terrible test message is a way to get you an answer awful long and that has led

the lens to watch my. very scary question i had asked change the location. i guess. the question of. let's talk about the netflix field that is inspired by your story what impact did that have on your life. let me state that netflix movie is and that a shot of my work my love didn't inspire a season differently. and got good looks. have got a shot or maybe just a geisha. can beat it had a very. weak because. that showcasing.

really really makes me to shout across as. so. it loses it there is sadness in my mouth. it's a very good. point. to bore every this year's winner of the press freedom award congratulations are going to many fans. thanks so much as i look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken has criticized china for acting in quote increasingly f.-a sariel way spot he stressed that a military confrontation would be against the interests of both nations lincoln arrived in london on sunday for a meeting of g 7 foreign ministers where china is one of the issues on the agenda. young activists in myanmar have staged nationwide rallies calling for others to join them in a spring revolution witnesses say security forces again shot several demonstrators

dead a series of explosions rocked the city of young gone it's been 3 months since the military seized power in a coup. didn't residents along the kurdistan border with stan have been returning to that damaged homes days after thousands were forced to flee from clashes more than 30 people died in a flare up of tensions between the 2 former soviet states a ceasefire now appears to be holding. police in germany say they have shut down a major internet platform that shed images of the sexual abuse of children officials said this side of the so-called dark net was one of the biggest in the world with more than 400000 members and have been operating since at least 20193 men arrested in germany and a further suspect detained in paraguayan in a series of raids in mid april they followed a month long international operation coordinated by europe all. of them or the

story let's bring in our political correspondent it is a top of she's been following this for us how did this network come to light. well we don't have all the details yet but what we do know is that these criminal investigations were quite complex and took several months and at the heart of them was a task force that was instigated by germany and organized by europol and a lot of countries there and the netherlands and sweden for example but also australia the u.s. and canada and what we also know is that the content uploaded to this platform was really shocking the 400000 members shared graphic images and video of children being sexually abused mostly boys and some of them very very young. there is a world do we know about the suspects that are now in custody. 3 of them

were apparently adman's of the platform so they were managing the platform 2 of them germans and were arrested in germany and the 3rd one is a german who has been living in southern america for a while and was arrested and pollard why they have between 40 and 58 years old and police say they not only gave technical information to the members of the platform but also advice on how not to be caught by authorities and the 4th suspect is another german man 64 years old and he was apparently the most active user of the platform and uploaded more than 3500 posts to it all of them are now in custody and face charges but police say a more arrests are to be expected globally and the platform itself is offline no of course but the data ceases now being used to identify and rescue victims. thank you. and some sports news the german

football association wants its president to resign after he compared his deputy to an infamous nazi judge fitz kev admits he made a serious mistake but is refusing to stand down he's been in the job for 2 years the association is the world's biggest single sports federation with more than 7000000 mentals. they. have to believe in the return to action in the bundesliga on monday night after a 14 day coronavirus orenstein a team is currently 2nd from bottom in the table and now faces a run of 5 games and 13 days so the match against relegation rivals months could be a defining moment in the battle for survival here to berlin season came to a halt maybe april the last match they played was against club but when they didn't leave it to head to that draw ended a 3 game run where he had to pick up 5 points with their momentum was put on hold after coach gardai in several players returned positive covert 1000 tests currently

and 17th on the table he had to have 3 matches to make up starting with minds encouraged are done i believe they can do enough to free themselves from relegation danger the not from these 3 games we need at least 4 points at least i'd be happy if we get more 97 it doesn't matter but it has to be at least 4 that's what i expect from the team and they'll have to deal with that pressure because i don't think it's too much pressure because it shiva will go i think they'll manage it. covert 19 has kept some hits of players still sidelined. goalkeeper room a yard start suffered badly and is out for the rest of the season. with no real match practice cancer face an uphill battle when they meet meit's a side riding high after defeating byron munich. and now to the tale

of an 8 limb to sea creature a human companion a film about their bond just won best documentary feature this year's oscars my octopus teacher is streaming on netflix and portrays the on the usual friendship forged by the octopus and south african filmmaker in the waters off cape town. most doctors. think it's a captivating tale of friendship south african filmmaker and naturalists craig foster was intrigued by a young octopus he found in an underwater forest near cape town foster began to document their daily interactions and the mollusk wowed him and his fellow directors this curiosity turned a personal video project into a full length documentary. i think it's also what he said we

incrementally built to be something that could appeal to a group who are not only interested in this all natural history in this environment sold everything great it's going to as a human being is there relatable things he's dealing with guilt disappointments he's conflicted about things he's trying to sort of. security. and patience and dissemination always of human qualities that. well being questions in your stories just the context is very familiar. and the effort is welcome on ground in cape town. i think it can have a profound effect not just on their families when the tourist image making to find something. so basic but treated with killing off business skills like. you know how

you how to conduct. it's a lesson in how humans and nature can co-exist in mutual appreciation. top story the coronavirus pandemic most european countries have been relying on lockdowns masts and travel bans to keep coronavirus cases down but sweden has taken a different off as its top epidemiologists doesn't agree with lockdowns start the country into an oasis of freedom in europe health authorities are urging people to remain vigilant but will they listen. with what's. sweden seen as the land of sweet liberty for those chafing against coronavirus closures curfews and mandatory masks while most of europe has been in various stages of lockdown over the last year swedes have been skiing shopping dining in drinking restrictions

in swedish restaurants mean giving customers space and closing at 8 pm i think we have taken away a round hole for the rules so we have one meters per bank gun jimmy head waiter at the concern and restaurant in stockholm says sweden's done it right to it from belgium. from inland from czech republic they come here taking it we were. just free to freedom the architect of this model state epidemiologist i understand now we did basically the same as many other countries we did it in a slightly different way what for all trying to do the thing sweden has tried maybe a bit more than other sr to pinpoint what exactly we do need to close to 10 miles a different way has seen sweden record a far higher death toll than its closest neighbors finland and norway a comparison he rejects they all flyers sweden compares very much more true belgium or straighter even germany and sweden is. among the $5.00 to $10.00

countries for at least excess moto to see europe but sweden's care homes in particular were hit hard last year and still now hospitals warn intensive care units are nearly overwhelmed in december even the king said he thought the strategy had failed but techno stands by his recommendations he says the only problem with them is that people don't follow them take masks for example. doesn't believe they're very effective so on public transportation riders are urged but not required to mask up during rush hours few appear to do so some feel that's a failure of the government's $1000.00 communications strategy at least journalism professor christian christians and says the lax approach to mask wearing exposes inequalities in swedish society in danger inc especially minorities you're seeing people who are probably in lower paying jobs service industry jobs must take public

transportation they're on packed trains in the morning day in day out with hundreds of people in a small container i think it's reasonable to ask like you know might that not be a possible public health problem if they make it more tight that everyone should make you should wear a mask that would be very important and maybe we could have spare some life a new emergency law gives the government temporary power to impose a lockdown but it hasn't been used polls show some swedes have lost faith in their country's approach to stuff our blood isn't one of them he still trusts in ender's techno he represents the like. kind of way and crisis in the world we did it in a way where people still could have a lot of their freedom and for me freedom is really important blood support isn't likely to fade quickly last year he immortalized the epidemiologist on his

epidermis. and after some of the other developments in the pandemic a pharmaceutical company pfizer is in sauce with the indian government over speeding up the approval of its coronavirus vaccine to help combat the surge in the caseload that india's northern neighbor nicole has suspended all domestic and international flights until may 14th as the country is struggling to contain its own soaring infection numbers and travel to the european union could soon become easier locks executive has recommended allowing all travelers into the block who are fully vaccinated within e.u. approved job. on the world's top selling artists is beaming a message of hope that a post pandemic age is dawning. david hockney aspirated a giant animated sunrise lighting up london's piccadilly circus the videos also

show throughout may in new york los angeles tokyo and seoul a 3 year old painter drew the artwork at his home in france on a tablet computer. and . you're watching the news here is a reminder of our top stories scientists in india accusing the government they're all for ignoring warnings of new more dangerous variants of the coronavirus advisers blame politicians failures for the devastating 2nd wave of covert 19 that is currently overwhelming the house this system in india. and nigerian investigative journalist to burra of florrie as one didn't use freedom of speech will reporting and shed light on criminal syndicates involved in prostitution schuman trafficking and organ trade. that's it from me

and the news team don't go away they'll go 3000 is up next with a look at c. band central they are key to preserving plans around the world as he steps a date with all the latest news on the websites of those fools. don't call god office in berlin and school.

crowd diversity on our fields is under threat as more and mostly via seminars. monocultures keep spreading to the detriment of our health a mass of our ecosystems. how can we preserve our understand the nature of traditional themes like cooperation and the dog is leading the way global $3000.00 . next on d w. eco india. how

can a country's economy grow and harmony with its people and the environment when there are do ours look at the bigger picture india a country that faces many challenges and whose people are striving to create a sustainable future clever projects from europe and to india economy. in 60 minutes of d.w. . training trips. they love. she will extravagant outfits and glitter glitter glitter. they're fighting against prejudice i got called a boy i did nothing and just getting up. for record.

deal for little stars on the big stage. 17. welcome to global 3 thousands. access to clean water is a basic human right but what if it's not readily available we hear about one solution from uganda. the winds of change how traditional oil loving texans green in renewable energy sources. but 1st we reap what we sow why crop diversity is so important for both people and.

the earth produces a rich variety of plants adapted to wide ranging habitats around the globe. there are around 400000 species known to science less than 10 percent are edible corn rice and wheat accounts for more than half the global food supply. ever since humans began adopting a sedentary lifestyle they have collected seems to plant the 1st crops were cultivated over 10000 years ago by farmers in mesopotamia now modern day iraq and turkey and some 200000 varieties of wheat alone have developed from that. having crops and. helps to secure our food supply.

and dates back to 1900. today the seed bank. one of the. many of the seed stored here are found nowhere else a large seed archives have now been established all over the world. each collect various scenes and plants from different regions. many are then stored at the global seed vault on the norwegian island of spitsbergen. but out in the fields the trend is towards less diversity during the 20th century alone an estimated 75

percent of crop diversity was lost according to the un's food and agriculture organization the reasons are many and varied. the industrialization of agriculture meant crops suddenly had to fulfil different requirements they have to produce a high yield all right bend at the same time and not suffer damage being harvested by heavy machinery. our modern globalised trade network means fruit and vegetables no need to stay fresh while being transported over long distances very few varieties can live up to those demands that range of produce in our supermarkets is deceiving the tomatoes and cucumbers may look different but genetically they're very similar. this genetic poverty is not without risk in the 1970 s. for example a virus destroyed one quarter of the rice harvest across the whole of asia it was

only through cross breeding that rice with the wild variety that the crop became resistant to the virus. thus rescuing the world single most important food staple. for thousands of years farmers have collected their own scenes and swapped them amongst themselves to improve their harvest and develop new varieties. but in recent decades a steadily declining number of seed companies has been selling an increasingly limited range of sorts. 95 percent of cabbage varieties for example have already disappeared the companies designed their own crops and secure them with a patent they supply 2 thirds of the market and farmers are unable to collect seeds and are required to buy certain fertilizers and pesticides but a growing number of people worldwide are seeking to reverse this trend by increasing crop diversity and distributing scenes without patents

a nonprofit organization in austria called. or noah's ark collects seeds of old endangered varieties. it propagates the scenes and then passes them on to a supermarket chain which sells both the seeds and their produce. here the genetic diversity is genuine. now from the gardens of noah's ark in austria to the sea guardians of south america in ecuador protecting traditional sea varieties also opcodes indigenous traditions. safina is a farmer and traditional healer in her village according to corn seeds are staple here and fight for life in their community she conducts a ceremony to thank pecial mama or mother earth for her bounty.

for indigenous communities here in rural ecuador understanding seeds and different varieties is essential for survival but the old varieties are fast disappearing pushed aside by modern industrial alternatives 75 percent of traditional seed varieties and native plant species have already been lost. in the ecuadorian capital quito a collective is working to preserve native plants and crops they've already saved 3000 seed varieties which they now make available to farmers all over the country javier career a set up the network 18 years ago when he realised that industrial sea varieties were taking over. the

problem with industrial seeds is that they've been bred intensively to ensure they can withstand the use of agro chemicals. they're not designed for natural farming methods and have no genetic diversity in themselves. so the seeds can't adapt to different places and conditions yet up. all the seed varieties here in the store are free of disease and plant debris they are stored without use of chemicals with every seed they pass on javier career and his team are also helping to preserve a traditional way of life ensuring valuable expertise is not lost. they are part of our culture you know and if someone gives me a silly but i don't know what it is or what i can do with it it's worthless to me. so passing on information about the scenes is equally important to me it's. one of

the goals of the network is to put these old varieties back on the menu. for one sebastiaan pairs is preparing a chocolate drink made of cocoa beans in a local fruit known as stock so for 4 years now his restaurant key to has served dishes made exclusively with natural ingredients including traditional fruits and props for righties. working with the writings also means that you're promoting fair trade which proves people's lives and you're helping the environment too. and above all it gives you lots of freedom to conjure up a different menu every day based on what is currently available and what's in season. the seed guardians network wants to persuade farmers to adopt ecological methods and work with old seed varieties. they also

give workshops this one here is all about perma culture how the a career explains how best to maintain the soil so that it remains fertile and retains its natural balance of nutrients. the tomato is native to ecuador. potatoes come from the andes where's lintels come from asia right over here somewhere. every sort of seed has its own story which is very important to the seed guardians of the 100 no began growing to count 12 years ago 1st he visited the farmers in the local area he discovered more than 30 different varieties of cocoa. every cocoa bean can be planted to grow a new tree but this one will be turned into chocolate so you know.

what i love most is the risk for rioting that we have here. but i thought you could harvest throughout the entire year. if you have a monoculture you only have one harvest. but here there's a cow that you harvest when it's in flower one reitman's only in summer the other is better in the wet season. many of us took our varieties were on the edge of extinction until his team began growing them again. by preserving old varieties they've also helped to preserve and remove the rain forest. a female a mile from the indigenous keach war community this type of farming is nothing new that 22 different she varieties have been sown in this field alone. she loves the many different types of corn. she has at the

question we have all the colors here white black red yellow purple all of these corn varieties are there for us to nourish. the middle represented at the. 2020 was a record year for the global wind industry newly erected wind turbines alone generated $93.00 gigawatts of power 30 more than the year before total wind energy production rose to $743.00 gigawatts that's about as much as 70 new camp power stations harnessing the way intel to cut c o 2 emissions by more than a 1000000000 tons worldwide the equivalent of c o 2 emissions generated by all of south america. china is home to the lion share of

turbines just under 56 percent of the u.s. follows with around 20 percent. one place relishing the breeze is the u.s. oil state of texas. currently 10 times more people still work in the oil industry compared to renewables but change is on the horizon. some things never change in west texas and brooks ranch cattlemen round up the herd as they always have on horseback. only the landscape looks a little different today the cattle graze at the foot of wind turbines it took some time for lewis brooks still in the saddle at $71.00 to warm to the idea. and didn't really you know. and then. when i

found out you know. well and like a general i mean they're beautiful while the cattle like to lie down on the board for some reason. the ranch louis brooks runs with his son boy it covers almost 80 square kilometer his that's a 3rd bigger than manhattan the land is drawing and it's hard to thrive on ranching alone. the brits thank god for giving them boil as well as another and even more lucrative resource wind but different energies or have been a great. to maintain this release rich is the way we we want to be maintained in the way my granddad and great grand. all the way back they are it doesn't well pump starting their land and 78 wind turbines the elder brooks doesn't want to talk about the income they produce on average each winter bine in the region brings in $10000.00 a year. when he hears the hum of the blades turning saving the planet is not what

1st comes to mind. so what monny the may and what way well it's just mind. or well it's you know it's produced you know nothings wise did. it welcomes visitors with a huge turbine blade the town of $11000.00 is a 3 hours drive west of dallas and has traditionally stood for oil castle and rattlesnakes. it may have weathered droughts storms and the ups and downs of the oil price but many young people moved away. sweet water was becoming a ghost town then came the boom in wind energy. roger whetsel is the 4th generation of his family to live in sweet water he's a proud texan as a mineral rights lawyer he negotiated leases with the oil industry until the late

ninety's when the new wild west of wind. we had so many people wanting to talk to us about their when leases that they lined up all the way down the block trying to get into the door that's always good for orders but it transformed everything so the proverb tax base here was only $435000000.00 after the advent of all this wind it is now 3 b. . texas is now also a leader in renewable energies more than a quarter of us wind energy comes from the republican run state is plenty of wind and sunshine here and they took of transmission lines and little to no regulation.