somana is a seamstress who lives a short drive from kundapur.ily after her father was taken ill. the more clothing she can repair, the more she gets paid. with her old, hand—operated sewing machine, she could fix a couple of items a day. but thanks to the solar panels on her roof, her electric machine can whiz through five or six clothes per day. plus, she has a fan, a tv and a light, so she can work earlier and later. one quarter of india's rural population lives below the official poverty line. that's 216 million people whose livelihoods could be improved by the addition of basic facilities like electricity. and, of course, one key way of helping people out of poverty is... education. it's always such a privilege to come to a place like this and see how the simplest technology can make a world of difference. that's it from india for the moment. you can see plenty of photos and more backstage gossip on twitter — we live at: bbcclick. thanks for watching. see you soon. the national trust has accused some visitors to the lake district of treating

somana is a seamstress who lives a short drive from kundapur.nd—operated sewing machine, she could fix a couple of items a day. but thanks to the solar panels on her roof, her electric machine can whiz through five or six clothes per day. plus, she has a fan, a tv and a light, so she can work earlier and later. 0ne—quarter of india's rural population lives below the official poverty line. that's 260 million people whose livelihoods could be improved by the addition of basic facilities like electricity. and of course, one key way of helping people out of poverty is... education. it's always such a privilege to come to a place like this and see how the simplest technology can make a world of difference. that's it from india for the moment. you can see plenty of photos and more backstage gossip on twitter — we live at: bbcclick. thanks for watching. see you soon. hello. there may be a few showers, a few splashes of rain in the uk over the next few days, but given the fact it is the weekend and an extended weekend and what we've had so far this augu

this is the anjuman—urdu primary school in the town of kundapur in kamataka. my name's spencer.ugh 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 isn't. translation: this is a new school. earlier it would have been difficult to teach due to 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 panel on the roof. together they can provide up to five hours of electricity a day,

somana is a seamstress who lives a short drive from kundapur.rter of india‘s rural population lives below the official poverty line. that‘s 216 million people whose livelihoods could be improved by the addition of basic facilities like electricity. and, of course, one key way of helping people out of poverty is... education. it‘s always such a privilege to come to a place like this and see how the simplest technology can make a world of difference. that‘s it from india for the moment. you can see plenty of photos and more backstage gossip on twitter — we live at: bbcclick. thanks for watching. see you soon. it has been a pretty nice, warm day across many parts of the uk. temperatures got up to 28 celsius. a pretty warm start to the week. it will turn cooler with rain by the time we get to wednesday. after that it looks like the weather might improve once again. bit of a roller—coaster this week. this is what is happening now. all the fine weather across many parts of england in the south. more clout in the north. not so great. temperatures aroun

this is the anjuman—urdu primary school in the town of kundapur in kamataka. my name's spencer.. 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'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 new school. earlier it would have been difficult to teach due to 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 panel on the roof. together they can provide up to five hours of electricity a day, meaning that classes don't have to be interrupted or cancelled if the power cuts out. tran