liddy dutt joins us from new delhi. talk us through what aid has been given. >> at the moment, it started yesterday afternoon as the operations started in india. four indian air force planes have made it, basics, everything from blankets and medicines to relief board have gotten to nepal. they are going to work with the army and fanning out across the country where they're needed most. we should also update you on the situation of the choppers. indian air force choppers have landed on everest and they are involved in rescuing those stuck on everest as a result of avalanches triggered by the earthquake. that is particularly significant. keep in mind, we have been hearing from forces that we have been talking to, that the indian and nepalese armies share resources, given critical hours next 48 hours when rescue efforts can really be accelerated and relief kicks in. as far as the indian side as well india's foreign minister, says there will be more to come. more expertise and more specific experts and relief aid will be se

liddy dutt reports. >> this harvest season is full of discontent. last month storms destroyed 70% of his wheat crop. and he says what's left will be just enough to feed his family. >> our situation has gotten worse but what can we do? we farmers don't have anyone to turn to and we don't have any faith in the government. we have to survive on our own the best way we can. >> reporter: according to india's weather bureau last march was the wettest in years. states like deli and rajistan have been damaged. across the area farmers are counting their losses and for many there unseasonal weather is one other challenge in increasingly challenging times. neighbors think they have lost nearly 100,000 worth of crops. they say the damage caused by unpredictable weather or what unions describe is eans. >> in the government tries to take our land it will lose our support. >> prime minister modi is facing crit sixg for trying to change land laws to make land like this easier for development. the united progressive loins or upa coalition who governed indian last ye

liddy dutt, al jazeera mumbai. >> nasa has just released a series of pictures of space walks acknowledge astronauts installed new communication devices and fixed the robotic arm. changes will are made so the station can dock add the i iss. ss. >> there are new accusations that a texas man executed for killing his own kids may have been innocent. tonight an exclusive al jazeera interview reveals the testimony that turned out to be a lie. >> everybody says i'm a snitch. i didn't snitch on anybody. straight up like john jackson told me to. >> plus kids behind bars soledad o'brien goes into a juvenile detention cen

let's go live to liddy dutt, take us through what it's providing. >> that's right. well, as of saturday evening cpg,there were four air force planes landed in nepal with four tons of relief aid, as well as experts from the national disaster relief force who will be working with the nepalis what we've already seen this morning is several choppers have already departed india for nepal again to be involved in the operations that will be ongoing there. the head of the national disaster relief force is also expected to pay a visit to nepal to see how high the damage is to nepal as well. forces who have had relations in nepal and worked there and seen it firsthand they say that the indian around nepalese armies share forms of operation particularly in the critical hours to come and the next few days. as time is of the essence in finding survivors and helping those most in need. >> a fair number of individuals were caught up in the disaster and tell us about the impact of that. >> that's right. well, there are hundreds of indians that are waiting to be evacuated out of nep

liddy dutt reports. >> nursing his almond charred orchard back to good health. the orchards were affected by rain that caused widespread flooding weeks ago. >> translator: i've suffered a lot but still working hard. also help me with loans. >> reporter: these rolling hills that para calls home are famous for nuts and apricots. from orchards like this to inner city neighborhoods hundreds of thousands in indian administered carb comirm many have had to find ways to live and work in difficult conditions. this is the second time in less than a year where his home has been inundateed from water of a niche electric. he has no choice but to carry on. >> translator: i will continue to work for my children's future. the weather may have affected how much i can earn but i'll keep trying to support my family. >> reporter: having endured months of uncertainty this community of carpet weavers is getting back to work. it is unclear when this water will drain away but few can afford to wait. and some say this eagerness to rebuild will quicken the recovery. >> most of us in thi

liddy dutt has more. >> nursing his almond orchard back to good health. weeks of snow and rain have destroyed at least half of his crop. the orchards were also affected by rain that caused widespread flooding in the region seven months ago. >> translator: i've suffered a lot this year but i'm still working hard. i hope merchants were given in chance my produce and banks will also help me with the loans. >> reporter: these rolling hills that para calls home are famous for nuts, apples and ailtaryapricots. from orchards like this to inner city neighborhoods hundreds have been hit hard by last september's catastrophic floods and this latest bout of bad weather and many have had to find ways to live and work in difficult conditions. this is the second time in less than a year that ali mohamed's home has been inundated from water from a nearby lake. he lost months of work when one of his looms was submerged but he has no choice but to carry on. >> i will continue to work for any children's future. the weather may have affected how much i can earn but i'll stil

liddy dutt, al jazeera. >> there appears to be a new diplomatic division brewing between the u.s. and russia over iran. russia says it's concerned about moscow's decision to sell a sophisticated missile system in iran. vladimir putin signed the deal in 2007 but it was cancelled over sanctions regarding iran's nuclear program. tehran says the keel could help regional security. rory chandler challands is following the story. >> the p-5 plus one nuclear talks basically mean this type of self imposed arms embargo is no longer necessary. he says that russia is unwilling to carry on incurring the financial and reputational costs associated with it because iran has been pursuing russia through the courts over this. now what does this decision do? it does a number of things. one thing is that it smooths over those ruffled feathers with iran. it louse russia to carry on its good relationship with tehran. it also moscow thinks that it shows russia as an independent actor on the global stage and it is also likely to raise the blood pressure of policy makers in washington, d.c. >>> voters in

liddy dutt, al jazeera. >>> abdel ashraf is a fellow at the institute air strikes alone won't entirely attain the saudi aims. >> it is a very confused situation on the grounds. some of these people are fighting for survival, for their own ground. it is not a two-horserace here. it is not the houthis versus the rest. there are extremists, there are i.s.i.s, or i.s. forces, there are al qaeda forces. and there are others who are just fighting to survive. al qaeda draws its members from various tribes. usually people who are disaffected by tribe, from the tribe. but there are some tribes who support al qaeda sometimes because they believe in al qaeda, sometimes because it is the best option for them, given the other options that they've been arranged against. so yes there will be al qaeda connections with these tribes but it's again unclear to what extent these people are closely affiliated. the situation is very confused, not just for us observers but also for as far as we can tell on the ground itself. and it would remain that way until we get ground forces in. now, this is the problem

at liddy dutt reports from mumbai, it is the only way to guarantees a good life. >> he can earn up to $five a day collecting plastic but to do so he says he needs to be drunk or high. >> translator: we have to use substance to work here, and then we become adictsed to them. when it gets hot and the sun hits the garbage the smell is overpowering. we get high to tolerate it. >> tolerating these conditions, in the hope of more opportunity. after years picking through garbage, he set up his own recycling center. this shed is his doarmings the live a better life. -- determination to leave a better life. >> my life has improved after i moved from the dumping ground. i make sure i save something from the little i earned. so from the ten years i stopped collecting garbage i progressed a lot. >> hundreds of people live and work where mumbai dump its garbage. where this mountain of garbage has grown so too do the people survive. rummaging for garbage is a job few choose to do but it's the only way to make money for some of india's poorest people. and because of the stigma attached to this type

liddy dutt, al jazeera. >> joining me is adam baron good to have you with us. are the saudis succeeding to degrade the houthi strength in aden? >> to some extent they are succeedingsucceeding that being said we have seen a surprising amount of resistance from local adeni fighters but still we haven't seen these saudi forces lead to a defeat of the houthis in aden. >> in that case, what's next for the saudis, ground operation into aden? >> i think a ground offensive makes things a heck of a lot more complicated. what troops are coming in, if saudis are redeploig yes ma'ami yes deploig deploying yemeni troops that is one thing but what about aqap troops? >> the houthis gaining more ground in yemen you may be facing aqap and casualties on behalf of yemen and looks like the saudis can't ridicule rl on the rely on the pakistanis either. >> we have yet to see a ground offensive start that says it all, they are not willing to take the risk that a ground offensive would mean in yemen. >> what about forces that are loyal to ali abdullah saleh are they likely to retain t

liddy dutt, al jazeera new del delhi. >> greece has promised to repay millions of dollars of loans to the international monetary agency on monday. a default on that loan could have shaken financial markets. imf says other deals are off the table unless the greek government agrees to revolutionary changes. >>> tim friend reports in poland. >> it is an emotional scene that's paid out daily in bitham's bus station. another worker is leaving town, one of thousands who have said good-bye. the town has shrunk by 50,000 people in the past ten years. in tears 20-year-old samantha is on her way to london. and a sad good-bye. >> sad to leave your friends? >> yes sad to leave my friends. terrible for me. >> it's sad really. >> i may cry really. >> quite tough. >> yes. >> some of samantha's friends say they plan to follow her soon. well as samantha sets off for london she's among thousands of young polish people who are flooding out of the country. and the politicians don't seem to be able to do anything to stop the flow. as a result, the birth rate is plummeting. the children's playgrounds are o

liddy dutt reports. >> reporter: the tulips he's been tending to for months are in bloom. these bright hues have transformed a sprawling plane at the foot of the mountains to a keeping straight out of a bollywood film. >> we do everything we can to protect them. i'm very proud of them. >> reporter: monday marks the start of month long tulip festival often described as asia's largest one of the state's most prompting tourist attractions comes after a long season of rain which has dampened the tourist industry. more than 1 million tulips will bloom in this garden. but it's not the flowers they're worried about it's the number of tourists to see them. >> the mccastkells has been on the tourist list for over 30 years and this year, bad weather was not going to get in their way. >> there were a lot of empty seats on the plane are others doing the right thing and we're doing the wrong thing? i'm so glad we came. we're voog lovely having a lovely time. >> according to state figures tourism is one of the largest employers. >> no food no money and we can't do any other businesses.

liddy dutt. al jazeera. >> a costly miss, find out why this golfer is kicking himself. >> hello, welcome back. as promised, sports. >> thank you. suspended, attack occurred when the league leaders were traveling to the airport on saturday near the northern city of transom. earlier had beaten team 5-1 no players were injured though the bus drivers were taken to hospital for treatment. current turkish champions. >> i would like to stress that the watch a game the plairgs not willing to appear on the pitch and member clubs agree to extend their support. >> translator: the natures of this incident is obvious. this is an attempt to kill 41 people on a bus including 19 players. there is no other explanation for it. this is an assassination attempt against benabache. >> earlier we spoke to bernard smith, he says it's been an eventful few days. >> turkey's football federation, a spengs suspension of the league for one week, has suspended itself for two weeks that because its players it says remain in sho