thanks for the update, my colleague and business reporter monica miller. 0n reporter monica miller.dian government will be tabling its annual budget in parliament since prime minister narendra modi came to power seven yea rs narendra modi came to power seven years ago. the indian economy has slowed down significantly and is facing record unemployment and low demand, so the indian government will be walking a tightrope with what it can offer. our reporter reports from uttar pradesh. the holy city of varnasi, where millions congregate in prayer every day. it's also the city represented by prime minister narendra modi in parliament. but less than 100 kilometres south of mr modi's constituency in the rural farmlands lies stories of india's economic slowdown. translation: when we asked for our money, they said they can only pay when the government sends the money. we arejust only pay when the government sends the money. we are just waiting and working in the hope that our money will come soon. like several others in this village, this 45—year—old is building roads funded by the governmen

my colleague and business reporter monica miller.fting attention to the indian government, it wants to sell off its entire interest in the national airline, air india. this offer would give the buyer full control of the carrier but any bidder would have to take on around 3.2 billion us dollars of debt. for more on the story i am joined by the bbc correspondent, is there any company or any white knight that would be interested in air india? rico, good morning. i have been speaking to some of the airlines that had expressed interest in buying air india, spicejet and indigo, the two largest kim domestic carriers. they have declined to comment on this matter but aviation experts i've been speaking to have said the interest levels this time round could be much largerfor exactly the reasons you mentioned. 0ne exactly the reasons you mentioned. one is that air india will be selling a 100% stake, full privatisation which means no interference from the government when a new buyer has to restructure the airline and that is always good news for

monica miller explains.of the cheapest mobile plans on the planet. 1 gigabyte costs 26 cents, that is compared to $12 and the united states, $16 in south korea and $75 in zimbabwe. but two of the market leaders, vodafone and et al. are facing a mountain of debt. —— airtel. allah during 2013 and 2017, they had to pay a lot. they haven't actually made a sufficient return of investment on those large investments. these companies also owe the government a whopping $13 billion in licensing fees and taxes. the indian head of vodafone says this situation is crucial and they may have to shut down if the indian government doesn't help. these two companies are struggling due to one disruptor... jio, backed by asia's which is manned, it offered a free voice calls and supercheap data. they could afford to offer those services for free for six months and for incumbents, it was just six months and for incumbents, it wasjust in six months and for incumbents, it was just in ponds six months and for incumbents, it wasjust in

thank you so much for the market update, monica miller. e have been seeing ina number of miller. and as we have been seeing in a number of countries, they are looking to evacuate nationals from wuhan due to the coronavirus. that has infected thousands and lead to a near total lockdown of the hubei province. 0ur correspondencejoins us province. 0ur correspondencejoins us from the region, about a plan to evacuate some students from china. good morning, starters, india has put on standby and aircraft to evacuate as many as 250 people, largely students, who are stuck in wuhan, the centre the virus. reports have also come in that some students that wuhan university have made a plea to the indian government, asking for an early evacuation, saying they are running out of food and water supplies as wuhan virtually comes to a close down. in fa ct, virtually comes to a close down. in fact, a spokesperson from the ministry of external affairs has yesterday tweeted saying the indian government, the indian embassy in beijing, is very closely co—ordinati

the bbc‘s monica miller explains.largest telecom market and has some of the cheapest mobile plans on the planet. 1 cheapest mobile plans on the planet. i gigabyte costs just 26 cents, that is compared to more than $12 in the united states, $16 and south korea, and 75 bucks in zimbabwe. but two of the market leaders, vodafone and bharti airtel are facing a mountain of debt. they had to pay a lot to gain 3g and sport —— 4g spectrum. and they haven't actually made a sufficient return on investment on those large investments. these companies also owe the indian government a whopping $13 billion in licensing fees and taxes. the indian head of vodafone ‘s as the situation is crucial and they may have to shut down, if the indian government doesn't help. these two companies are struggling due to one disrupt the — reliancejio which came on the scene in 2016, ed offered free voice calls and supercheap data. they could afford to offer those services for free for could afford to offer those services forfree for six months could a

monica miller is following the story from singapore and we heard that human transmission was possiblerday. talk us through how those shares have moved up. all major asian industries have been in the red today, especially the hang seng, which is down more than 2.6%. investors are responding to that latest news as they approach the lunar new year, starting this week. millions of people will begin celebrating and travelling throughout the country and abroad. several pharmaceutical companies as well as mass manufacturers, their stocks have risen more than 10% which is the daily limit allowed on the stock exchanges. however it has not been a great time for the airlines as well as the hotel industries. they have seen their stocks fall. a number of people infected. we heard they had tripled over the weekend with the outbreak thatis over the weekend with the outbreak that is spreading to major cities. chinese officials have confirmed that four people have died from the virus. this is bringing back bad memories of reviving those memories of the sars virus, also a coronavirus. that killed more

monica miller explains.of the cheapest mobile plans and the talent planet, one gigabyte cost 26 cents, compared to within $12 and the united states, $16 in south korea and 75 bucks in zimbabwe. but two of the market leaders, vodafone and hertel are facing a mountain of debt. they have to pay large sums of money to gain 3g and ag spectrum during 2013 — 17. and they haven't actually made a return on investment. these companies own the indian government a whopping $13 billion in licensing fees and taxes. india head of vodafone says the situation is crucial and they may have to shut down if the indian government doesn't help. these companies are struggling due to one disrupter. it came on the scene in 2016. backed by asia's richest man it offered free voice calls and supercheap data. they could afford to offer the services for free for could afford to offer the services forfree for six months could afford to offer the services for free for six months and four incumbents it was impossible to compete. this is a cr

let's go to singapore, where monica miller is following the story.and how will they do this? just to give you an idea of how big the problem is, the country's largest dump is the size of 100 football fields. that's already at capacity 25 years ahead of schedule. 0fficials already at capacity 25 years ahead of schedule. officials on sunday announced this aggressive policy to eliminate single use over a five year period, but starting this year people will start to see non—degradable bags by the end of this year in major cities. restau ra nts this year in major cities. restaurants have been asked to roll over their use of single use plastic straws by the end of 2020. this isn't the only initiative of its kind in asia. looking at malaysia, they sent 140 boats back to their place of origin for importing illegal plastics. we also see thailand as well as parts of indonesia that have ruled out similar plans. thank you, monica. asian shares held near their highest level for 20 months even as investors took some money off the table following a strong run recen

miller lies to justify being late. she doesn't pick up the 5th at 1st but still liars send out signals that reveal their fraud. psychologist and body language expert monica much nic reveals deceivers by examining their facial expressions. she uses an experiment to show how she does it. it's if it's any cake she stands for you're going to tell me a little story about your last vacation one is true the other is a lie let's start you. last summer i was in norway alone yes actually just with a backpack and a tent. i just went and picked a little ruse like the lot how long were you there just 2 weeks the rest where were you on vacation and what even though i was with a friend in barcelona the summer of them must have thought were you doing in barcelona we went out drinking and partying at night. where did you start. in on this and what was the next station. or the little town i don't remember the name anywhere took the ferry across. at him and i don't know about your friend what's he like and. he's really funny and plays music too. i haven't seen him for 20 years and that was very emotional. kens to do you know this person you're talking about yeah. guys that