interestingly, this is the third time we have come to mumbai.efore. but right now we believe that mumbai is a booming city. the growth is phenomenal. as you say, jet has pulled out, and so we believe it is an auspicious time to come and we will do everything we can to make sure that we are here for many, many years to come. any interest in air india? we will certainly have a look and see whether there is any aspect of air india that virgin atlantic can help with. so you are open to the idea when it comes to conversations about potential buyers? with virgin atlantic, are you saying you would be open to the idea? i am open to the idea of having a discussion. we don't generally buy other airlines, we generally start companies. but we would certainly be open to having a look at it. interesting. we will keep a close eye on sir richard that expects a richard branson. the boards of french carmaker psa, the owner of peugeot and fiat chrysler, in separate meetings on tuesday, approved a binding agreement for a $50 billion merger, according to unnamned so

must see one every time these buildings collapse of the scottish unload on mumbai's troubled realistic market a spot of at the local civic body bosses blame do with the these housing authorities and vice versa but at the end of the day be have bought the supplants who are unwilling that i tend to appease the bad back to 1965 and in some cases as far back as the 1940 s. and they don't want to move the landlords are barely getting any rent so they don't want to invest in improving the structure all of these buildings and we also have developers who are incentivized by the government but they have to jump through so many bureaucratic new pools that they also pull back they don't see their profits maximizing in this situation needing to this into the situation continuing so where does the liability live for improving these buildings with the landowners and landlords is that with the government itself how do people generally see it but on many of these buildings which over 80 years old the liability actually lies with the maharashtra or the state's housing and development authority because

the bigger picture here seems to be the lack of affordable housing in the city it looks like mumbai real estate has struggled lately does that create any more space for such affordable housing. well the challenge has become steven that these people have been offered housing but this is usually in far flung suburbs but they have lived in these locations for generations the lights that jobs the children not one of these locations and transport in mumbai is not easy either so even if they could afford housing which is they finally if it is not convenient for them the other challenge is that some of these people agreed to move to transit houses they would door they would be assigned housing in a year or 2 but they have been living there for 30 or 40 years making trust in their target because they be hard to find among the people because they think that they will get stuck and tons of houses and do not want to cooperate a lot of the residents have to agree to move for the new development to happen and this is why the paulsen of building are just stuck in different stages of the bureaucratic p

coming to you from a greenie mumbai has the. first let's look at an often neglected stay quit in the culture of the one family. more than 400000000 women engage in farm book equal rights in land the ship. this is true for more than 90 countries including india and organization in the region which is north to be the farmers source side capital of the country eastern maharashtra is empowering women farmers to be key decision makers and on the land the working let's see why this is a monumental 4th step in transforming agriculture in the india. when you love the. model the the 2 are really. those he. told. the women of bobby village in eastern maharashtra are singing songs of prayer for a good harvest to c.e.o. and. weeding out the bad luck they've had to face in the last decade. but a lot and now they look for the love that go in the region of my heart for a body is one of the harshest places in india to be a farmer crop failure severe groundwater depletion food insecurity and uncertain cash flow out of widespread problems it's dr

also coming up we'll look at an extreme case of a rental market gone bought in mumbai old neglected buildings are out of risk of collapse. leaving a bitter taste whiskey makers in the sun feared for their future as u.s. tariff sticking to bite. this. christmas barely over and the sales have already started in london bargain hunters lined up for hours in the rain hoping to get their hands on some cut price march for them shopping online just doesn't seem to have the same appeal. after the joys and excesses of christmas day comes the dedications hunt for boxing day bargains in britain's department stores. just by chilly temperatures and pouring rain hordes of shoppers lined up for the luge stores were slashing prices by up to 90 percent to get consumers away from their online outlets and back onto the high street. is still a lot more like. in the can see what you have to find rather than just having the online because you don't know what you're going to get exactly the best place to be able to say. this cancer is crazy you always can pick up something. i decide selfridges in london's oxford str

mumbai. people farms started in 2017 as an experiment on a terrace it was the brainchild of. joshua lewis born out of the dew was single minded commitment to making people more mindful of what was on their feet we felt like we missed a sense of purpose we you know we were not adding enough to the community around us in mumbai we decided we would make a trip to a place that very much on like mumbai and that was all over over there we decided we'd start working at a farm because that would help us understand food which was the one thing that we put into our body every day and it was something that we needed to reconnect with and rebuild a relationship with. hydroponic farming uses form and other materials and substrates for the plants. and. this soil is replaced by water a method talk to hark back to the asterix civilization of central america. farms how this more than 2000 plants every month. us where hydroponics is beneficial in the same amount of space you can grow almost 10 times the amount because you can grow over the leaves and because of the closed loop creating water s

set against the backdrop of the slums in mumbai, it traces the story of a talented rapper.wani co—produced the film. it is such a deep association with indian film, that music is so inherently a part of it. gully boy was directed by zoya akhtar, farhan akhtar‘s sister. it is an underdog story, a story that can be related to by many people across major cities in the world, where there is a serious economic disparity between the haves and have—nots. this film focuses on one such character, who has this dream to be someone, in a city that is the city of dreams. and it is kind of, on some level, a dark fairytale story, if you want to call it that, a gritty fairytale story. you immediately connect and identify with the protagonist in the film. you can see what hisjourney is, you can feel him, so i think there was an instant emotional connect and, by the end of it, you want to see him succeed. i think it shows you both sides, it shows you the fact that mumbai is a place where it is possible for dreams to come true, but it also shows you a mumbai that can strip you of dignity if y

in local markets in mumbai. for all the many advantages of hydroponic farming the energy cost for lighting farms and temperature regulations are very high and that affects the price but toby was gone $50.00 strong. hydroponic farming has the potential to be a model for the future especially when it comes to feeding the world's. population . when you're you know whether you feel it is only when you start feeling well are you able to impact people around you and i have more meaningful relationships with them this is what life is about for us and we feel that the world needs a lot more going go to rivers. the choices follows me largely depend on what each of society demands from them it's up to us to choose sustainability over market forces. i hope to be as we give you the forward in the will to do that we've seen next week with yet another possible king episode until then. well this is the world's oldest film that's. supposed to do a factor. thank you for joining us just got. a few in those parts of. welcome to th

food is clean you need to know where your food is coming from and who grew it in local markets in mumbai and this is not possible. for all the many advantages of hydroponic farming the energy cost for lighting farms and temperature regulations are very high and that affects the price but toby was on $50.00 strong . hydroponic farming has the potential to be a model for the future is specially when it comes to feeding the world's booming population . where you feel it is only when you start feeling well are you able to impact people around you and have more meaningful relationships with them this is what life is about photos and we feel that the world needs a lot more going go to rivers. the choices follows me largely depend on what each of society demands from them it's up to last to choose sustainability over market forces. i hope to give you the forward in the will to do that we'll see next week with yet another thought provoking episode until then the. what keeps us in shape what makes us see kentucky. my name is dr carson the i talk to medical experts. watch them at work. and then di

. —— mumbai.ious governments' positions and make their decisions based on the current fa ct, their decisions based on the current fact, that i, i think there was some misreporting about us needing money from the government which would have understandably put off governments. we don't need money from the government and therefore it is likely will be knocking on an open door. what you think of the aviation sector? how much potential do you have over here? jet airways met with the end. what happens next in terms of possibilities? interestingly, this is the third time we have come to mumbai. we put out a couple of times before. but right now we believe that mumbai is a booming city. the growth is phenomenal. as you say, jet has pulled out, so we believe it is an auspicious time to come and we will do everything we can to make sure that we are here for many, many years to come. are you interested in air india? we will certainly have a look and see if there is any aspect of air india that virgin atlanti

of well there are nationwide protests all over the country the protests in mumbai and the rate that is just behind it doesn't hurt this city and they're all kinds of people there all those kinds of citizens from all walks of life just this doctor teaching was everybody is basically you know up to the on the inputs to you should there's been no ban in statesmanship not which are not to bite we can dispense isn't that the g.o.p. by the bands eat in states like to eat that actually got the british where it is really by the egypt today on the friday slips march on the streets of india to protest want to poison discrimination of muslims all over the country. and what did it tell us about the way the government is dealing with these protests as well as the anger among the people who are opposed to this contentious lol. well there is anger amongst people who are unhappy with the waste stream but this just being dealt with with the elephants in rio it is where it with the deal guys which is being played are students without a new location now especially in states ruled by the ruling government

for the very latest let me draw in correspondent alon a you've she's based in mumbai welcome donna tell us what the latest situation is unlike in india for the kind of people who are coming out on the streets and protesting despite a ban in place. of well there are nationwide protests all over the country the protests in mumbai and the rate that closed behind it wasn't protests in each city and they're ok and people there all those kinds of citizens from all walks of life just this doctor teaching was everybody is basically you know up to the on the inputs to shoot that's been banned in statesmanship not which are not by going to spend session that the g.o.p. by the bands eat in states like to eat that actually got the british where it is really by the egypt today on the friday slips march on the streets of india to protest want the poison discrimination of muslims all over the country. and what did it tell us about the way the government is dealing with these protests as well as the anger among the people who are opposed to this contentious lol. well there is anger amongst people who a

of well there are nationwide protests all over the country that protests and mumbai and anybody that is truth behind it doesn't hurt this city and they're ok because they're all those kinds of citizens from all walks of life just as doctors teacher was everybody is basically you know up to the this is that on the inputs to shoot that's been banned in statesmanship not which are not just by reading spencer should that be chippy by the bands in states like. that actually got the british where it is read by the egypt today on the idea slips martians feats of india to protest the war is it discrimination of muslims all over the country. and what could it tell us about the way the government is dealing with these protests as well as the anger among the people who are opposed to this contentious lol. well there is anger amongst people who are unhappy with the waste stream but it is just being dealt with with out into the real it is where it with the guys which is the player students without a new location now especially in states ruled by the ruling government the beach if there is there i

after the re—election of presidentjoko widodo and the move is one other low—lying asian cities like mumbai bangkok might emulate as global warning and income inequality collide, a topic under discussion at a two—week global climate meeting in madrid that started on monday. i asked an expert if indonesia can pull it off. i think it is achievable. the initial target is to have the first movement in five years time but after that it would be a staggered movement over the decade ahead. it would create the opportunity for

different reasons for protest against the same act there missed out on our you've not joined me from mumbai she was herself at one of these protests were not welcome thank you for making the time now in most parts of india this act is being viewed as and the secular and anti muslim but that's not the case in the northeastern state of assam why's that. that's true because the northeast instead of a sever some more nuanced argument because the knot these days has been you know has all these side issues with my korean population in a sound but it's an issue all the bangle and he was is the non-bank. those large magnets am from the board was somebody at the scene that it's always been a more ethnic issue as opposed to just assume that what we are seeing in the country at this point that was more of a i think muslim os and it was instilled by the government so assad was killed in it's on the issue which should not be in the book is that what is happening right now in a country which is basically of the opposition a majority in bill burton by the government isn't it in its reference to this being

we will be revisiting mumbai later on.antime, a quick check of china plus hong kong. 4005 last time i checked. first time at that level since late april. going to levels last seen before these -- before the trade war was re-escalated by donald trump with an announcement back in may. coming up, we will get our reporter here. it is battle of the charts coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: eight minutes until the top of the hour, which means it is top of the charts. pitting the best offerings against each other. david: on your bloomberg, the function at the bottom of your screen. let's check things out in singapore with melissa. go for it. hadssa: if you have not your cup of morning coffee, i can tell you about it. what you see on your screen is net futures and options of arava coffee. hedge funds net bullish holdings most in years. brazil is running low on reserves and investors are noticing. a drop in the reserves based on many factors like lower crop yields and increased global demand scooping up every available been i

hello from mumbai, i'm tom brook. 20th anniversary edition of talking movies, i came to india to interview top bollywood superstar shah rukh khan. we're here outside his home where fans congregate at all hours of the day. he is the king of bollywood, followed by millions. he's my hero, ijust simply love him. how big a legend is shah rukh khan? oh, i can't explain this, it's beyond imagination. right now i've got goosebumps. so nice to see you. i greeted him as he arrived at a special mumbai event to mark the 20th anniversary of talking movies. this 54—year—old megastar seemed delighted to be there. i have to confess i am biased when it comes to shah rukh khan — i am a fan myself, and i have interviewed him several times before. visiting bollywood this time, he was the one i wanted to talk to about the changes taking place in the indian film industry, and ask him where he is headed next with his career. shah rukh khan's first bollywood film was the action romance drama deewana in 1992. but he became known for playing a

suranjana tewari in mumbai, thank you so much for that update.urn to the environment, because the governor of the bank of england has been appointed as the united nations‘ special envoy for climate and and finance. mark carney will take up is new post once his term as governor ends on the 31st of january next year. it comes ahead of the annual climate change conference, cop 25, which gets under way in madrid later today and the focus for diplomats and scientists gathered at the un conference will bea gathered at the un conference will be a renewed commitment to fight climate change after the recent spate of deadly heat waves, unprecedented wildfires, as well as once ina unprecedented wildfires, as well as once in a century flooding. the big target in mind came from the paris agreement, which was signed about three years ago. it aims to limit global temperature increases to 1.5 celsius above preindustrial times. the cost is huge. advanced economies have agreed to spend $100 billion each year by 2020, but not all the funding has been forthcoming. t

let's crossover to mumbai and we arejoined by our colleague in business reporter monica miller.ll, just a couple of weeks ago they slapped these fees on customers who were used to giving these calls, these outward calls to other networks for free. these customers are now faced with aao — 50% rate increase. and this is because these companies are bleeding money. collectively they and $10 billion. now, india has some of the cheapest rates in the world, in fa ct, cheapest rates in the world, in fact, you can get a prepaid plan which is worth one — two us dollars. that is great for the customer but bad for business. so now they are dealing with really narrow margins. in fact, vodafone's chief executive said they may have to leave the market if they don't come up with the funds to survive here for much longer. thank you so much for that date from mumbai on the telecommunications industry, monica miller, my colleague and business reporter. let's have a look now at the asia—pacific markets and how they are faring in mid—morning trade. currently in negative territory for the nikkei 225,

joining us from mumbai, monica miller.ance is bracing for an international strike across public and private sectors today. it is against president macron's proposed reform of the country's pension system. transportation is expected to come toa transportation is expected to come to a standstill while many schools will be shut down. let's have a quick look now at the updated asia—pacific markets and how they are faring at this hour. the nikkei 225 is up to 0.9%, together with the hang seng index of hong kong, which is open for trade. the all ordinaries index way past 1% at 1.2% higher. this is after wall street stocks rose overnight after president trump said trade talks with china were going very well and a news report suggested key differences were being ironed out. thank you so much for investing your time with us. i am rico hizon. sport todayis time with us. i am rico hizon. sport today is coming up next. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: the impeachment inquiry against us president donald trump enters a new p

thank you, suranajan tewari, in mumbai for us.ours, the us house of representatives has passed a bill that calls on china to end what it calls "arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment" of uighurs and other ethnic muslim minorities. rico hizon has been following the story in our our asia business hub. nos da see you, rico. this is another reason why many are concerned about the future trade relationship between china and the us. absolutely, sally. now that both houses of congress passed this week a human rights policy at 2019, this will now go to president trump for signing off for vetoing —— we go. signing it could put another wedge in the strange us china relations. last week trying —— donald trump put pen to paper backing protesters in hong kong. this and otherfactors are pulling asian stocks down today. overnight, mr trump saying a trade deal with china might have to wait until after the 2020 presidential elections also impacting investors sentiment. investors hoping they would come to a resolution before the next tower of

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for example in mumbai in india. but you do see snow so every year after the monsoon rains here you have. patients coming into hospital. with $200000000.00 new infections worldwide every year malaria is hardly a rare disease nevertheless the development of an effective drug has been sluggish . diseases like you know i think once you become obese then. come. along and there is a lot of money to be made by. companies because they can sell your drugs for an extended period of time with infectious disease. especially for malaria is you know just 2 weeks treatment. the scientists have to deal with the pathogens mutations despite extensive research the fight against the. different pathogens from region to region genetic differences in people affected co-infections with other germs and increasing resistance have all conspired to slow the development of a reliable vaccine against malaria. the swiss foundation medicines for malaria venture supports scientists in india and other affected countries working with. countries that

worry in mumbai india mumbai's location and population density make it a stronghold for transmittable diseases the monsoon in june also brings in mosquitoes 60 percent of the city consists of slums the much loved breeding. around for the mosquito genius enough of these. the females transmit parasites one sucking blood which causes malaria. the national chemistry laboratory. this is work done and. is doing research into anti-malaria drugs. definitely is not a strict population in fact. even in settings like. for example in mumbai in india we do. so every year after the monsoon rains here you have. patients coming into hospital with. $200000000.00 new infections worldwide every year malaria is hardly a rare disease nevertheless the development of an effective drug has been sluggish . diseases like you know i think once you become obese then. come. along and there is a lot of money to be made by. companies because they can sell you an extended period of time with infectious disease that. especially for malaria is you know just 2 weeks treatment. the scientists have to deal with the patho

hamlet of one was barely 100 kilometers away from india's business capital mumbai but until just a few years ago it had no concept of electricity. its residents relied on far less demand so supply can imagine. things changed for one was in the summer of 2016. and that is where their loved ones are now there is light everywhere and this village we could have never imagined this. village is the government. comes and goes so. that the plan laid here as we have access. electricity here if you for several. months out there you have this is quite unbelievable and it's always does anybody i mean a light on a 2nd is i mean it's out. today one of aussies able to address the daily and energy needs of its 265 residents with an uninterrupted supply of power generated through its ready solar micro-grid. which new ensures it's a smooth operation through its daily maintenance and also troubleshooting. so that the object of the alley and if any are even not sure if this sort of thing in the past a lot of cities have made. but once they left none of them were going to find it that means that any that t

them in the impact they have you know watching eco india and i'm somewhat of a coming to you from mumbai the indian government has signed the paris climate agreement and plans to change its energy mix 50 percent renewable energy by 2022 is the and solar power plays a big role in achieving. that danny hamlet of one is barely 100 kilometers away from india's business capital in mumbai but until just a few years ago it had no concept of electricity. its residents relied on far as demand so supply can imagine. things changed in the summer of 2016. and that is where their loved ones are now there is light everywhere and they. have never imagined this. village is the government. comes and goes. here we have access to electricity thank you for saving. money so that you know this is quite believing that it always does anybody and when they lay down as i get these i mean it's out of. today one of aussies able to address the daily energy needs of its 265 residents with an uninterrupted supply of power generated through its solar. micro-grid. wish to ensure visits a smooth operation to its daily ma

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donny hamlet of one was and is barely 100 kilometers away from india's business capital in mumbai but until just a few years ago it had no concept of electricity. its residents relied on far as their main source of power like an energy. things changed for one wasi in the summer of 2016. so let out an island and that's where dad was once darkness now there is light everywhere and this village we could have never imagined this. in the nearby villages the government. comes and goes. that they've been laid here as we have access to electricity thank you for saving. money so that you have this is quite unbelievable but it always does anybody want a light on a 2nd these i mean it's out. today one of aussies able to address the daily energy needs of its to 65 residents with an uninterrupted supply of power generated through its ready solar micro-grid. which new ensures it's a smooth operation to its daily maintenance and also troubleshooting. and if we were not sure if this sort of thing in the past a lot of cities have made. but once they left home none of them where. that got up guys and i

to equal india the day we focus on the well not ability of pockets some group coming to you from mumbai the state of get in line with 6 of the southwest corner of the indian consumer is the 1st to receive the onslaught of the more insulin shot was at the end of every year the visited a traditional of even community in central canada which last dones a flute handle would by its weavers in the debilitating floods of 2018 how the film dismissively into an object of hope will definitely surprise you. in. a game. the media that. he was the man. who beat this miniature dog has become a symbol of hope and resilience of the people of good luck who survived a devastating deluge that hit the stay. in 2018. well it's called good and each one is made by hand from hand lou materials that were drenched beyond repair in the floodwaters. when they looked the fabric which was chlorinated and cleaned it still had stains and scars in it so and i could see that it was a true reflection of every man those days because there are way you go you could see stains they may be hard there's a scar. in august 28th

there have been demonstrations from delhi to chennai, mumbai to guwahati.though in the north—eastern state of assam last week. six people have been killed since they spread across the country. the un has described the law as "fundamentally discriminatory". the hindu—nationalist bjp government defends it. here's prime minister narendra modi... and this is a spokesperson for bjp. is not against the spirit of the constitution. india is a secular country, and this amendment is a set democrat secular act. nothing to do with muslims or any minorities in the country. this is all propaganda of leftists because they can't really fight with us politically somewhat the opposition congress party disputes that. its former leader... and here's a spokesperson for the congress party. across the country, you can see the campuses. they are boiling. it is not just the muslims, campuses. they are boiling. it is notjust the muslims, it is every cast, community, village who is coming forward who is worried about the constitution of india. this is aimed at dividing society, and y

go to india's largest city of for the latest washington post a reporter i have that joins us from mumbai welcome rana we're seeing reports that anywhere between 8 and 14 people have been killed in this unrest how is the government reacting to this death toll. well the government at this point of time was defiant the death toll has gone from about $8.00 to $15.00 and a police $400.00 who have been arrested nationwide and these events and these deaths are mostly constituent run by the distances by the need to be good government otherwise the protest i went to the peace peaceful today off of the 5 different as muslims than one of the jumma to the new delhi and there were protests and the government of the day has continued to be and why is that there's actually a problem on the ground and what has been said about the causes of these deaths rather. all really it was the police said that you know then when then we protest as an indulgence to an begun by loot they are reacting abbado's on the ground are saying that there has been no widens from protest those is the police were just being you k