the villages 225 kilometers north of west bengal's capital kolkata these are good days for the farmers here but a visit here during the last monsoons would have fainted a bleak picture frequent power cuts and the severe scarcity of water had done most of these fields into dry wasteland spelling. doom for the farmers. today is lush green harvest reveals a new development sees celine who deals in farm equipment in the region. i'll be working with the farmers and farming equipment and i would visit each of the homes and devices subsidized by the government some pharma story i mean there were facing a water crisis and they complained about not getting enough electricity they asked me about solar energy they could use it to pump water said if they could utilize it for farming it would improve. the body. is the 1st religion the area to have made the switch from diesel to solar power but it's a geisha me a transition that has proved to be a boon for its farmers. from being able to grow on the paddy rice once a year farmers like. to be practiced multi cropping all year round. only there were n

are coming to you from mumbai in india over the next 30 minutes let's look at how far was the best bengal are saying no to be so i would german company has found a good delusionary we cleaned wastewater and how young engineers in berlin are creating their own wind turbine forest let's head to the east of india in west bengal traditional farmers here like many regions around the country use diesel pumps to water their fields diesel is expensive and very polluting one company is helping them make the switch to energy on a g.e. is testing out solar water pumps in farms and even enabling the farmers from water on the promos. lulu. she's the 1st woman to install a solar farm in this willage after watering her fields of various potatoes mustard and wheat open up all sells the excess water to anyone who might be in need in her village. that the plan to install a drip irrigation system nor water usage then we'll be able to grow flowers fruit and other vegetables. the villages 225 kilometers north of west bengal's capital kolkata these are good deals for the farmers here but a visit here during th

yet many of those excluded and off lists are migrants from the indian state of west bengal. the nationalist b.g.p. government insists this is a way to oust illegal bangladeshi immigrants not genuine and here when they hear articulate is their party we need the n.r.c. because many illegal bangladeshi intruders have entered with wired up. as a result the rights and identities of the indigenous people of assam have been threatened . the copper of our own a lot of the stories on the ground show otherwise for many people here and uphill battle is only just beginning. for those left off off the final list of citizens this may well be the last resort for the tribunals like the so on are being set up of cross the state to feel the previous from those who have been excluded and they were the far through the worst these exclusions. people can ultimately take them all the way to the supreme court but such a limb the abuse process is challenging. they get a good lawyer or do they need resources they need money and most of the people below who struggled to society for them it will be har

repercussions for genuine indians some whose families migrated over from the indian state of west bengal activists say that most likely to be impacted are muslims they fear being left off the final list and becoming stateless while demand for such a register of citizens has been longstanding it gained steam once prime minister modi and his hindu nationalist party came to power in 2014. travel to some to find out more. as mom starts. he has to reassure thousands of his fellow residents of assam that they want to be stateless only. this family was recently left off the draft national register of citizens or n.r.c. . it's a government that identifies long term residents of india and excludes those considered illegal immigrants from bangladesh. sharjah who is frank telling them their chances of making it onto the friend list are slim they would have to appeal a decision against them. but on the board of a bill of government we don't have enough money to go to the tribunals my father is a daily wage labor our financial condition isn't good we have a lot of money worries. sharjah have works ti

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animal lovers in peru were delighted to meet three female bengal tigers — including a rare white cubrst public appearance at the parque de las leyendas zoo following a successful breeding programme the zoo has launched a competition on social media to help decide names for them. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @benmbland. hello there. we can all look forward to seeing some sunshine this weekend, it was a poor day though on friday, especially across england and wales, the wettest weather in snowdonia. that rain—bearing weather front is putting away from the south—east of england but this area of low pressure is going to be the one constant right the way through the weekend. that will focus the showers towards the north—west of the uk — some of them will be heavy. we'll get some sunshine, yes, but they will be accompanied by some blustery winds as well. those showers continue into the morning, these are the temperatures first thing, 12—15 degrees, but some heavy showers from overnight especially in scotland and the north—west of england. it will be western scotland and northern irelan

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governing bjp party denies the charge it made the change to favour hindus and target muslims from bengal, rajini vaidyanathan, who's in assam for us. across the state of assam, people have been coming to the centres to check whether their name appears on the national citizens register. for the last few years, people here, all 32 million of them, have had to prove they are indian by providing documents and paperwork. and today is the moment of truth, where they come here and see if their name and face is on this list. now, we've been told that 1.9 million people in the state of assam have been excluded, and it's unclear what will happen to them. they will have the chance to appeal but once that appeal process is over, then what?

rakhine state in the west of myanmar sits on the bay of bengal.e to 2.7 million people, it is one of the poorest states in the country. most of the population is engaged in fishing or agriculture. poverty forces many rakhine residents to look for work elsewhere. thailand and malaysia are common destinations. in one area in the state, though, people have been promised a better future. the islands of ramree and maday are sites of a china development project. the port township of zhoukoyu is at the heart of the region. this is the town's pier. the old structure has charm but ceaseses to function at low tide. when the tide is out, some else on technology takes over. oxen carry cargo and people out to the boats. and they are also responsible for unloading. a 20-minute drive away from kyaukoyu is a a more modedern structure,e, a modern gas facility. natural gas collected offshore of rakhine state is cooled, liquefied, then pumped to china. built by the china national petroleum corporation, cnbc, the plant began operations in 2013. not far away is maday

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. >>> the cincinnati bengals and nfl foundation announced they will donate $75,000 to help those directly affected by sunday's mass shooting in dayton. the donation to the dayton foundation will go to a fund for the wounded and the families of those killed. the bengals were in dayton last month for their first training camp practice as part of the nfl's celebration of its 100th season. >>> texas governor, greg abbott assured the people of the state he is delivering swift action following the mass shooting in el paso. he took described saturday's masker as a hateful, evil and racist crime and says the state is providing $500 million to help victims of shootings and families in the community. the office says he plans to fight white supremacy by identifying potential threats on the internet. >>> tomorrow night, ktvu will take in-depth look at mass shootings in america. we will look at current gun laws, mental health and what lawmakers are doing to prevent more mass shooting's. we hope you will join us for ktvu's special report, guns in america, tomorrow night at 10:30 right here on ktvu. >>>

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he played with the bengals and packers.st 36 years old. >>> new at 4:30, these two firefighters are missing. the coast guard is looking for them. no one has seen them since they west fishing off the coast of florida on friday. both from the jacksonville area. this is the last footage of them. here they are on a boat ramp on friday. their family were expecting them back that night, friday night. they're not back. the coast guard says it's covering as much ground as possible. well, the rain won't stop for the tens of thousands of people in hong kong. huge crowds as you can see. we have seen the protests get violent over the last few weeks, but organizers say they hope today is going to be a peaceful demonstration. having said that, they're still holding out for some demands. they want the extradition that started all this formally withdrawn. they want hong kong's leader to resign and fully democratic elections. they want an investigation into police brutality as well. >>> a lot of people feeling the impact of bart repair work

. >>> in ohio the bengals and nfl foundation announced a $75,000 donation to help those affected by the shooting. it'll go to a fund to help the wounded and the families of those killed. >>> the president and the first lady are back at the white house after flying today ton flying to dayton survivors at the hospital. the white house sent video of them meeting with first responderns and hospital staff but outside there were also protesters. about 200 protesters lined the streets and flew the baby trump balloon. the mayor of dayton said she asked the president to use his power to push for better gun control. >> we repeated to the president the importance of action around these issues in guns. we met the people of dayton are waiting for action from the washington, dc. >> that's after the president claimed there is a very strong political appetite in congress for bipartisan legislation on background checks. >>> after dayton air force one went to el paso where 22 people were gunned down on saturday. the president and first lady went to the emergency operation center. the workers he spoke to

use in the early days and what can be done to see if it could traditional wales be the uncertain bengal's water boards and how flamingos in spain are driving change towards sustainable tourism. but 1st to a story that needs urgent attention then he's largest to avoid is in danger but he saw it shows that there is a nearly nor bizarre doxygen in the river the biggest but i'm going to sustain life in a vertical system for several years the government has i would not action plan in place but not much has changed at the crossroads the task of caring for the river has fallen upon a few unassuming reste because who live on its back it's noticed this study. every day at the crack of dawn 20 year old money shot of mom raised to the inky young on a river not knowing what she might bump into. clothes human feces sewage you'll find just about everything on this water the young one is full of garbage people pack stuff and bags and just dump it in the river. is part of the assignment unassuming army of informal waste because who live on the banks of the river and work towards cleaning it on officially

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengalas israel blocks a planned visit by two us congresswomen — a move encouraged by president trump. north korea flexes it's military muscles again — and rejects further talks with the south. in recent years the rap music scene has exploded and it's become a huge phenomenon all over the world. but there are big differences in the attitudes of the people that make it. anya dorodeyko has met russian and brazilian rappers with very different reviews. she reports now from st petersburg. this woman has come to talk about how rap is so big in these countries while being a male dominated genre and hopefully to perform together. they seem to get on it first but when he introduces her to other gurus of the rap scene, thinks doctor calder between the. —— things start to cool down. dasia likes to hear about girls experience of the rap scene in russia. after meeting the goals, dasia suggests a low—key performance together to them. —— meeting the girls. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc

began itsjourney off the coast of canada and ended three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal the latest headlines: riot police in zimbabwe's capital, harare, use tear gas and batons on hundreds of anti—government protesters — angry at the economic crisis. the us congresswoman rashida tlaib has said she will not go ahead with a visit to israel to see her grandmother — describing the conditions set as humiliating. the hong kong police have told the bbc, they have the capability to maintain law and order. it comes amid growing concern that beijing, maybe preparing to send in troops, after weeks of increasingly violent pro—democracy demonstrations in the territory. from hong kong, here'sjohn sudworth. this freewheeling, free trading city was once a haven for those fleeing china. now, though can a chinese fisherman landing their catcher have talk . human rights. no time for talk of human rights. weeks of chaos have led to falling orders, and they know who to blame — hong kong's young protesters. translation: they don't believe in china now. but when they know donica grow up, there

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengalon in singapore. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: israel bars two us congresswomen from entering the country, a move encouraged by president trump. hong kong prepares for more demonstrations this weekend. donald trump has urges china's president to meet protest leaders to try to ease the crisis. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post says hong kong has unveiled a relief package worth $us2.5 billion us dollars to boost the battered city. hong kong's finance secretary paul chan insisted the money is not related to current political difficulties, but rather the possibility of a technical recession. the financial times is also headlining hong kong with an image of military vehicles positioned along the border. it also carries the story of the iranain supertanker released by gibralter on thursday after washington's last—ditch legal move failed. and finally to the front page of the german paper frankfurter allgemeiner. the main phot

the caribbean island of bengal it is a british overseas territory and its neighbors are french and dutch territories. if britain leaves the e.u. the consequences will also be felt here. except curse of the caribbean. close up next on t.w. . all for. a quiet melody rizzo's among the lighten the mood. ready and insult. resonate in an it's all. in the mind and the music. ain't open 1st wand 2019 from september 6th to september 29th. the world is getting worse and. worse catastrophe i'm not promised. the global $3000.00 talks would seem british researchers to take a more optimistic view. the wild and. always a good plan but it's much much better than i was up. is the world really getting better. a global $3000.00 special reports. starts august 19th on d.-day the. holidays in paradise where turquoise waters that's what the caribbean stands for it's no different on the tiny island of angola. somewhat troubled by the fact that the seals are being made for us you know 4000 miles of invisibility every year here we are powerless to do a thing about it. despite the sunny skies the dark cloud of bro

some regions saying more heavy rain than elsewhere one of those particular regions has been west bengal this is rock poor village and again just look at the whole villages inundated these the shops along on the shopkeeper's all that she trying to operate. a feast of water this morning forecast overstays ago for the. next few days however the indian metal freezes actually eased off some of their warnings although we've got widespread rains there's no particular state that is expected to see particularly heavy downpours but it will be wet not pool 31 with some have to thunderstorms and also those rains a fairly extensive across the northern front by wednesday really pushing again into a new pool again west bengal and across into bangladesh. inmates learning from other inmates acquiring knowledge that could set them free. through legal education classes and mock tribunals their dedication has led to staggering results even in prison for 15 years is over recent and they were. teaching empowerment kenya part of the rebel education series on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera reminder of

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengaleekend of pro—democracy protests in hong kong has come to an end with accusations of increased police violence. in malaysia, the search for a missing franco—irish teenager with learning difficulties has entered a second week. the number of migrants arriving in italy from north africa has plummeted, yet feelings about migration are running higher than ever. the mediterranean island of lampedusa has seen hundreds of thousands of migrants disembark at its port. but the far right lega party came first in the european elections there, as emma jane kirby reports. a pretty picture in lampedusa. but the view here is changing. nearer to africa than the italian mainland, this mediterranean island has long played host to thousands of migrants arriving from libya. now it's welcoming thousands of tourists from europe. that means good business for the local taxi drivers, whose tours taking the best beaches, bars and boats on offer. but the foot rinse of the migrants, like their shipwrecked vessels,

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengaltest headlines: india's prime minister is delivering his annual independence day speech. it comes a few days after his government announced it would revoke the special status of indian—administered kashmir. a very controversial the long heralded decision. we are expecting more on that. scientists have discovered particles of plastic falling in snow in the arctic, highlighting the scale of plastic pollution. a region so many of us think of as pristine is contaminated with microscopic particles, carried on the wind from thousands of miles away. our environment analyst roger harrabin travelled to the arctic circle as the research teams were working. here's his special report. the arctic — a place of pristine beauty. smothered with snow, clean and pure. or that's how it appears. but it's an illusion. arctic snow is tainted with microplastics and rubber particles and clothing fibres. given the amount of pollution in the atmosphere, it's perhaps hardly surprising that we're finding microplas

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengalh consecutive weekend of pro—democracy protests in hong kong has come to an end with accusations of increased police violence. ukraine has described a visit by russia's president vladimir putin to the annexed crimean peninsula as a blatant violation of ukraine's sovereignty. mr putin was the guest of honour of a right—wing nationalist bikers' group. ramzan karmali reports. it's an image that the russian president likes to portray — vladimir putin dressed in leathers, riding a russian—made motorcycle, leading a convoy of bikers. but this bike ride has riled russia's neighbours ukraine. mr putin was attending the shadow of babylon international bike show. it was taking place near the crimean city of sevastopol. crimea was annexed from ukraine by russia in 2014, violating international law. but the president was more focused on heaping praise on the organisers of the event, the night wolves motorcycle club, a right—wing nationalist biker‘s group. translation: i'm very happy that such manl

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengalines: hong kong airport authorities say operations have resumed after a huge protest stopped all passenger flights. the trump administration continues to clamp down on immigration, this time targeting people who need government aid. a group of environmental organisations in the united states is planning to launch a legal action against changes to the 1973 endangered species act. the trump administration insists the new plan will reduce regulations, but activists say the changes favour industry, like mining and logging, and not the protection of threatened or endangered animals. kristen boyles in the lead attorney of us organisation earthjustice, one of the environmental and conservation groups planning legal action against the changes. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just take us through, what are your concerns about these changes? well, thank you for your interest. there's lots of changes in these regulatory amendments. the most striking are the removal of protections from specie

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal headlines: hong kong airport authorities say operations have resumed after a huge protest stopped all passenger flights. the trump administration continues to clamp down on immigration, this time targeting people who need government aid. indian—administered kashmir has remained under lockdown during the islamic festival of eid. all the big mosques were closed amid concerns that a large number of people gathering could spark unrest. the region has been tense ever since the indian government revoked its special status last week. the indian government has said that law and order has been maintained across the disuputed region. from srinagar, the bbc‘s india correspondent yogita limaye reports. after they said their eid prayers, hundreds took to the streets in one part of the city. they were protesting the indian government's decision to remove kashmir‘s special status. two days earlier, a rally in the same area had turned violent. today, it remained peaceful. the rest of the city wore an

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengalairport. hundreds of flights that were cancelled due to pro—democracy protests, are now being rescheduled. more on this now, as chinese troops manoeuvre near the hong kong border, the bbc'sjohn sudworth says intervention from beijing is not a certainty but the odds are rising. hong kong is a major international financial centre, it is one of the busiest transport hubs and here it is locked in this extraordinary escalating violence with chinese troops seemingly menacingly poised the border. i think, troops seemingly menacingly poised the border. ithink, in troops seemingly menacingly poised the border. i think, in recent weeks people have said the actions of the hong kong authorities have played into the hands of protesters, police violence, but the scenes we have seen today injonathan‘s report must play into the hands of beijing. it is in overdrive trying to convince people this is a city out of control and, although the majority of people fear that their freedoms are being eroded by a

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal to barr two congresswomen from entering the country, a move encouraged by president trump. india's prime minister defends the decision to strip indian—administered kashmir of its special status, but pakistan says three of its soldiers have been killed during fighting on the border. one of the biggest sites for dinosaur bones anywhere in the world, is being excavated in the us state of wyoming. the dig, which has been dubbed ‘mission jurassic‘, has already unearthed more than a dozen fossils and footprints, and researchers think there may be more than 100 dinosaurs buried there. our science correspondent rebecca morrelle has the story. a hot, dusty landscape extending for miles. but emerging from this barren terrain, a dinosaur graveyard where the bones of some of the biggest creatures ever to roam the earth are being discovered. where does this fit on this mass? that slots straight in here. so, you found the pelvis? yeah, it's brilliant. that's amazing! the dig is called missionjurass

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengalmocracy protests in hong kong has come to an end with accusations of increased police violence. donald trump has been accused of promoting unfounded conspiracy theories about the apparent suicide ofjeffrey epstein. polls have closed in guatemala's presidential run—off election, where voters have been choosing between the centre—left former first lady, sandra torres, and the right—wing candidate alejandro giammattei. early indications suggest that mr giammattei is in the lead with nearly 60% of the vote. our latin america correspondent will grant has the latest on the vote count. —— there is the live scene from guatemala silly —— guatemala city. early results suggest he is in the lead with 60% of the vote. our latin america correspondent will grant has the latest on the vote count. we are getting the first partial results. polls haven't been closed for long but the electoral commission gives an advantage to the right—wing candidate, the former prisons minister, alejandro giammattei, and

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengali'm rico hizon in singapore. thank you for staying with us. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: authorities at hong kong's airport have resumed operations after a huge protest — china calls the demonstrations a sign of terrorism. and the us attorney general says there were "serious irregularities" around accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein's apparent suicide and promises investigations will continue. let's take a look at some newspapers from around the world. the front page of the south china morning post is dominated by the protest that shut down hong kong's international airport on monday. it says beijing has raised the stakes by warning that the escalating violence is displaying "signs of terrorism". lets turn now to french publicaiton le figaro, which says the kremlin is struggling to counter anti—putin protests. around 50,000 people marched in moscow on saturday demanding free local elections in september and denouncing what they call the repression of the recent demonstr

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengalm rico hizon in singapore. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: violence breaks out at hong kong's airport with clashes between riot police and protesters. and president trump delays a 10% tariff on some chinese imports to avoid christmas shopping price hikes. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. once again the protests in hong kong dominate the front page of the south china morning post. it reports on what it calls the unprecedented violence at the airport by protesters, who ignored a tearful warning from hong kong's leader that they are pushing the city into an abyss. there's gloomy economic news in the singapore straits times. it forecasts that economic growth in singapore could grind to a halt. it comes amid global trade tensions and weakness in the manufacturing sector. and the front page of french paper le figaro carries a story on what it says is a revolution in the meat industry. it says breeders, food processers and butchers are reviewing their pra

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengals decision to bar two congresswomen from entering the country — a move encouraged by president trump. india's prime minister defends the decision to strip indian—administered kashmir of its special status, but pakistan says three of its soldiers have been killed during fighting on the border. it's being called the miracle over ramensk, after passengers and crew on board a russian airliner had a remarkable escape after their plane was forced to make an emergency landing after a birdstrike just outside moscow. there were 233 people on board the ural airlines flight when it came down in a belly flop in a cornfield. steve rosenberg has more. it's being hailed as a miracle. a passenger plane makes an emergency landing in a cornfield, and everyone on board gets out alive. this was takeoff in moscow. see the birds? it's thought a flock of gulls got sucked into the engines of the ural airlines airbus. the plane needed to land fast. you can see smoke rising from near the wing. this was the mome

began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal bland in london. our top stories: a scientific study has revealed high levels of tiny particles of plastic contaminating the arctic, previously seen as one of the last pristine environments in the world. pakistan's prime minister imran khan has said india will pay a heavy price for revoking the special status of indian—administered kashmir. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. starting with the gulf news — on independence day in pakistan. as we heard earlier, prime minister imran khan vowed to become the voice of kashmir as he questions the silence of the international community on the region's tense the financial times focuses on fears over a global economic downturn. as traders dive for cover, weak economic figures from germany and china have sent bond yields tumbling to new lows. and finally, the arab news carries a great image of camel riders taking part in the eid al—adha celerations in the city of tabuk, saudi arabia. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda a