jaipur is a kind of domestic, tourist hub and an international hub of high repute. parts of the world so now when you have a huge concourse it becomes an area where you can have shops, entertainment spots... for google, more people online is more people to sell to, india's railway is the country's backbone, its public wi—fi is poised to be as least as far reaching. this is the anjuman—urdu primary school in the town of kundapur in kamataka. my name's spencer. this 155 kids here from grades one through to seven and a whole bunch of dedicated teachers. and this is how they start their day. they sing. over in this classroom things are a little more serious. at the back of the projector there is a device which is plugged in and is running videos on english, maths, and science. the videos are made for the entire region, but then they are dubbed in different dialects, different languages, depending on where they are being sent to. today we are learning about fractions. it is a great teaching tool as long as there is electricity. but there are plenty of times when there is

jaipur is a kind of domestic tourist hub and an international hub of high refuge. parts of the world so now when you have a huge concourse, it becomes an area where you can have shops, entertainment spots... for google, more people online is more people to sell to. india's railways are the country's backbone, its public wifi is poised to be as least as far—reaching. hello, welcome to the week in tech. you may have noticed the rich here are utter chaos. that's all the more astonishing when you consider that so few people own a car here. there are just 32 motor vehicles per 1,000 people in india. in the united states, there are 707. but that number is changing, and i'll tell you a secret — it's not going down. on these roads, that's a pretty scary thought. one solution could be to make better use of the cars that are already on the road. enter 0la cabs, india's biggest taxi—hailing app — or the uber of india, if you will. or as they would rather we say... uber is the 0la of india. right, right. founded back in 2010, three years before uber launched in india, 0la has

i took the train here to jaipur to investigate, it has proper broadband and it's free.boots. apart from some controversy at another station where commuters were using free wi—fi to download hard—core pornography, the provision of high—speed wi—fi has been almost universally praised. 90,000 people pass through jaipur station every day. i'm using my wi—fi for entertainment, the news, the office work. ifind it quick, yeah. for this studentjournalist it means she can keep tabs on breaking stories. in the morning the world changes like... there are so many things that have changed so i have to come and check. indian stations are full of thriving businesses feeding off, or simply feeding the thousands streaming through them every day. free wi—fi has actually been a boost to local businesses here, this man runs a tea store on the station platform, he's making more money now that his customers can make online payments to him. translation: i use the wi-fi when my ag signal doesn't catch. when that's not working i used the wi—fi. especially when a customer is paying through digit

jaipur is a domestic hub and a tourist hub of high repute. parts of the world. and when you have a huge concourse it is an area where you can have shops and entertainment. for google, more people online is more people to sell to. india's railway is the country's backbone. its public wi—fi is poised to be at least as far—reaching. this is the anjuman urdu primary school in the town of kundapur in karnataka. there are 155 kids here from grades one through to seven, and a whole bunch of dedicated teachers. and this is how they start their day. singing over in vuaya nayak‘s classroom, things are a little more serious. so, at the back of the projector, there's an android device which is plugged in and is running videos on english, maths and science. the videos are made for the entire region. but then they're dubbed in different dialects, different languages, depending on where they're being sent to. today, we're learning about fractions. it is great teaching tool — as long as there is electricity. but there are plenty of times when there isn't. tr

jaipur is a domestic hub and a tourist hub of high repute.f the world. so now when you have a huge concourse, it is an area where you can have shops and entertainment. for google, more people online is more people to sell to. india's railway is the country's backbone. its public wi—fi is poised to be at least as far—reaching. you may have noticed by now that the roads here in india are, well, utter chaos. that's all the more astonishing when you consider that so few people own a car here. there are just 32 motor vehicles per 1,000 people in india. in the united states, there are 797. but that number is changing, and i'll tell you a secret — it's not going down. looking at these roads, that's a pretty scary thought. one solution could be to make better use of the cars that are already on the road. enter ola cabs, india's biggest taxi hailing app, orthe uber of india. or as they say... uber is the ola of india. founded back in 2010, three years before uber launched in india, they have taken full advantage of its head start. ola have historicall

i took the train here to jaipur to investigate, it has proper broadband and it's free.ng free wi—fi to download hard—core pornography, the provision of high—speed wi—fi has been almost universally praised. 90,000 people pass through jaipur station every day. i'm using my wi—fi for entertainment, the news, the office work. ifind it quick, yeah. for this studentjournalist it means she can keep tabs on breaking stories. in the morning the world changes like... there are so many things that have changed so i have to come and check. indian stations are full of thriving businesses feeding off, or simply feeding the thousands streaming through them every day. free wi—fi has actually been a boost to local businesses here, this man runs a tea store on the station platform, he's making more money now that his customers can make online payments to him. translation: i use the wi-fi when my 46 signal doesn't catch. when that's not working i used the wi—fi. especially when a customer is paying through digital payments, i needed to confirm that i have received the payment. digital pay

jaipur is a domestic hub and a tourist hub of high repute. in karnataka. there are 155 kids here from grades one through to seven, and a whole bunch of dedicated teachers. and this is how they start their day. singing over in vijaya nayak‘s classroom, things are a little more serious. so, at the back of the projector, there‘s an android device which is plugged in and is running videos on english, maths and science. the videos are made for the entire region. but then they‘re dubbed in different dialects, different languages, depending on where they‘re being sent to. today, we‘re learning about fractions. it is a great teaching tool — as long as there is electricity. but there are plenty of times when there isn‘t. translation: this is a village school. earlier, it would be difficult to teach because of power cuts. we would get electricity in the mornings but, as the day passed by in the afternoon, we would have power cuts for more than two hours. that‘s why the projector and tablet are hooked up to this box, which is itself attached to a solar

the owner's son designs many the pieces himself, and sources the rest from jaipur.are huge in india, but you can't take anything that is more than 100 years old out of the country. you can however pick up carved elephants and crystal salvaged from maharashtra palaces just next door. nearby at phillips, i also found beautiful folk art figurines, and an amazing vintage photo collection. for clothing, there is a great spot called bungalow eight, hidden under the bleachers of mumbai's biggest cricket stadium. it is tricky to find, but you will be rewarded with the prettiest block printed scarves, all arranged by color. but back to business. ♪ if you have one last deal to close, head to bombay canteen. the menu is an ode to india's regional recipes and native ingredients, like red snapper or kashmiri lamb. and don't miss the drinks at air, the rooftop bar at the four seasons. guest bartenders shake up some of the scene's best sundowners. go to make one last impression, or let bombay make one last impression on you. ♪ >> from one of the world's busiest cities, we will hea

here we are in jaipur, india for the celebration, the ancient hindu spring festival of color, holi.ar it's an unbridled blowout of love, color, and craziness. it's all about the end of winter, the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, and just a day to forgive, forget and forever be thankful. >> and we're here to explore an incredible tapestry of indian crafts. we'll tie on a turban with a master hatter, create vibrant designs using flowers and colorful rice, experience a puppet show

here we are in jaipur, india for the celebration, the ancient hindu spring festival of color, holi.nce a year it's an unbridled blowout of love, color, and craziness. it's all about the end of winter, the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, and just a day to forgive, forget and forever be thankful. >> and we're here to explore an incredible tapestry of indian crafts. we'll tie on a turban with a master hatter, create vibrant designs using flowers and colorful rice, experience a puppet show

this man was seven and living in jaipur, he remember the bloodshed.. i have no grudge of any kind. it is not in our control animal. at least if we are good to each other, that is compensation. i lived as a lodger with a pakistani family. i still meet them sometimes. they may have been children in 1947, but the memory of partition lives on. the british explorer pen hadow and his team have set off for the north pole — in two 50 foot yachts. his team say the melting of sea ice in the region is making the voyage possible for the first time. hadow left nome in alaska earlier today. he'll sail along the baring strait into the central arctic ocean. after that his team will use satellites to plot the best route through the ice. they are attempting to reach the geographic north pole and the expedition should take about six weeks. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle, reports. setting off into uncharted arctic waters. a pair of yachts attempting a first — sailing all the way to the north pole. a crew of ten — and a dog — have just departed from alaska. le