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within a year, with support from india's prime minister narendra modi, the company created the world's first canal top solar park. it stretches for some 3.6 kilometers over a canal that passes through the city of vadodara. rathore: the state is located in a place where we get 300 days of suitable sunlight. narrator: s.s. rathore is the chairman and managing director of sardar sarovar narmaga nigam, ltd. rathore: the wind position is also such which is favorable to solar production. narrator: rathore says it's the perfect mix to harness the sun's rays to generate power, boosting the state's electrical output and at the same time reducing its dependency on fossil fuels, which contribute to global warming. this has enormous implications in india, with its population at 1.3 billion and its hugely increasing energy needs. building a solar park without using up valuable land took creativity, says director of canals k.v. sangui. k.v. sangui: the advantage over here is that we don't have to acquire the land. so we are using the canal top roof, which otherwise, i mean, has got no other use. we
within a year, with support from india's prime minister narendra modi, the company created the world's first canal top solar park. it stretches for some 3.6 kilometers over a canal that passes through the city of vadodara. rathore: the state is located in a place where we get 300 days of suitable sunlight. narrator: s.s. rathore is the chairman and managing director of sardar sarovar narmaga nigam, ltd. rathore: the wind position is also such which is favorable to solar production. narrator:...
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. >> the prime minister there, narendra modi tweeted he was, quote, shocked and saddened by what happened. an executive for that company that built that flyover calling it, quote, an act of god. but when this comes to how it happened and why it happened, who is pointing the fingers at who? >> well, we don't really know why it happened yet. if it was an act of god, well you could have maybe pointed to an earthquake or a storm or something like that. but none of those conditions were in place yesterday. so we can't stand up that claim from the people who built the bridge. on sunday, sorry, yesterday, when the bridge did collapse, the chief minister of west bengal was here within a few hours. she was trying to direct the movement of traffic and trying to bring help to people who needed it. but locals here and residents and eyewitnesses tell me it was many hours before the rescue trucks, the tractors came in to try to clear the debris from this area. so it was a delayed start in many senses. and if you think about it, these roads are so narrow. it really isn't a surprise that it's hard to get
. >> the prime minister there, narendra modi tweeted he was, quote, shocked and saddened by what happened. an executive for that company that built that flyover calling it, quote, an act of god. but when this comes to how it happened and why it happened, who is pointing the fingers at who? >> well, we don't really know why it happened yet. if it was an act of god, well you could have maybe pointed to an earthquake or a storm or something like that. but none of those conditions were...
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indian prime minister narendra modi visited the site and met with survivors at a hospital where some of the 400 injured were being treated. greece is condemning macedonia's use of force today against migrants and refugees stranded by border closures throughout europe. macedonian soldiers fired tear gas to stop migrants from scaling the fence separating the two countries. doctors without borders said it treated 300 people for tear gas and injuries. more than 11,000 migrants, hoping to pass through to western europe, are camped at that border inside greece. the presidential campaign calendar is now clear until new york's delegate-rich primary on april 19. texas senator ted cruz swept all 34 of colorado's delegates at yesterday's republican state convention and friday's caucuses, but he still trails businessman donald trump by 226 delegates in the race to the 1,237 needed to win his party's nomination. vermont senator bernie sanders won the wyoming caucuses yesterday but split the 14 delegates there with hillary clinton. sanders has narrowed her lead in pledged delegates-- those awarded
indian prime minister narendra modi visited the site and met with survivors at a hospital where some of the 400 injured were being treated. greece is condemning macedonia's use of force today against migrants and refugees stranded by border closures throughout europe. macedonian soldiers fired tear gas to stop migrants from scaling the fence separating the two countries. doctors without borders said it treated 300 people for tear gas and injuries. more than 11,000 migrants, hoping to pass...
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prime minister narendra modi came to power on projections to crack down on tax evaders and those who try hide illegal wealth abroad. the panama papers come santa time when the bjp has never had a foothold in certain areas before. divya gopalan, al jazeera, calcutta. >>> decision by pfizer and ireland's allergan, tax inversions, those deals move u.s. companies overseas on paper so they can pay smaller taxes. gabriel elizondo reports. >> a push for more corporate transparency. pfizer, the maker of such well-known drugs as xanax and viagra, and allergan, america of botox. relocating to avoid paying taxes. allergan is based in ireland. a merger, pfizer would relocate to ireland where their corporate tax rate would be estimated at 12%. that would have meant pfizer avoided paying billions of dollars of corporate taxes but now with the u.s. treasury rules banning corporate inversions, pfizer will be staying in new york and that's a victory for those fighting against corporate tax loopholes. on monday, obama called out companies on their sometimes murky tax deals. >> taking advantage of one
prime minister narendra modi came to power on projections to crack down on tax evaders and those who try hide illegal wealth abroad. the panama papers come santa time when the bjp has never had a foothold in certain areas before. divya gopalan, al jazeera, calcutta. >>> decision by pfizer and ireland's allergan, tax inversions, those deals move u.s. companies overseas on paper so they can pay smaller taxes. gabriel elizondo reports. >> a push for more corporate transparency....
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budget stuck to the fiscal consolidation plan reducing budget deficits and the message from the narendra modiration was clear -- we have done our job, do yours. that is what the governor has done this time around. another important action taken by the governor as far as liquidity's concern come he has tweaked reserve ratio requirement that induce more liquidity into the banking system. for now, borrowing costs are lower but it is going to be a long while before the rate cuts actually continue in the near term. equityet's check out the markets are faring. we are about an hour away from the tuesday close and every single major western european force is in the red today. stoxx 600 down for a third day and all but one stock falling in germany today. an unaccepted drop in factory orders. check out the industry groups. group isgle industry falling on the stoxx 600 today, led by autos, basic resources, oil declining, metal falling as well. look at the euro versus the dollar, and sterling against the dollar. euro falling for the first date in seven seconds the dollar today. decline continues, the wor
budget stuck to the fiscal consolidation plan reducing budget deficits and the message from the narendra modiration was clear -- we have done our job, do yours. that is what the governor has done this time around. another important action taken by the governor as far as liquidity's concern come he has tweaked reserve ratio requirement that induce more liquidity into the banking system. for now, borrowing costs are lower but it is going to be a long while before the rate cuts actually continue...
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. >> prime minister narendra modi came to power on promises to crackdown on tax evaders and promise those who try to hide wealth abroad. >> much more still to come on the al jazeera news hour including reports of several violations between azerbaijan and armenia. >>> activists warn that syria's largest city could face a devastating siege. >>> and in sports we'll hear from golf's world number one, who now has his sights set on th his first masters' title. >> after the latest u.s. primary in the state of wisconsin the democrat's frontrunner suffered hers sixth defeat to bernie sanders out of seven caucuses and primaries. she maintains her lead in delegate numbers. ted cruz scored a decisive victory over ton ton. but hillary clinton was not sh showing her disappointment rallying labor leaders in philadelphia. >> it starts with having a strong and vibrant labor movement that is supported in the white house and across the country. i think its pretty clear. unions helped to build the greatest middle class in the history of the world. >> fighting talk from hillary clinton. well, kimberly halkett
. >> prime minister narendra modi came to power on promises to crackdown on tax evaders and promise those who try to hide wealth abroad. >> much more still to come on the al jazeera news hour including reports of several violations between azerbaijan and armenia. >>> activists warn that syria's largest city could face a devastating siege. >>> and in sports we'll hear from golf's world number one, who now has his sights set on th his first masters' title. >>...
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. >> prime minister narendra modi and his party came to pow on promises to crackdown on tax evaders and promise those who try to hide illegal wealth abroad. they're launching an investigation. the panama papers come at a time when they're trying to win over voters in five fates where they never had a foothold before, and this might make it difficult. average,caal jazeera, calcutta. >> the treasury department said that new rules will limit company' company's ability to transfer tax payments. >> pfizer announced last year $150 billion merger are drug developer alergen, maker of such drugs as botox. thit was meant to allow pfizer to relocate and avoid paying u.s. taxes. fieser is based in new york. alergen is based in ireland. right now pfizer pays 35% o tax. in ireland it would have been estimated at 12%. that meant that pfizer would have avoided paying billions of dollars. but now with the new rules banning corporate inversions, pfizer will stay right here in new york. that's a victory for those fighting against tax loopholes. on monday barack obama called out corporations on their somet
. >> prime minister narendra modi and his party came to pow on promises to crackdown on tax evaders and promise those who try to hide illegal wealth abroad. they're launching an investigation. the panama papers come at a time when they're trying to win over voters in five fates where they never had a foothold before, and this might make it difficult. average,caal jazeera, calcutta. >> the treasury department said that new rules will limit company' company's ability to transfer tax...
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. >> the prime minister narendra modi tweeted that he was, quote, shocked an saddened. and the company that actually built that flyover, an executive described it as an act of god. but when it comes to the why and the how of this bridge coming down, this overpass coming down, who is pointing the finger at who at this point? >> well, it's turning into a political blame game of sorts. the party in power, they showed up a couple of hours after the bridge collapsed. and they made every effort at least publicly and visibly to try to get disaster relief on board. they're saying now that we didn't commission this project. it was commissioned by the previous government. of course, the previous government says it has nothing to do with it. meanwhile, the construction authority says that it was an act of god. so a lot of fingers pointing in different directions. some of it might also be because next week here in kolkata, we are going to see state assembly elections. these are crucial elections that decide who is going to run this state. it also has a national impact in terms of h
. >> the prime minister narendra modi tweeted that he was, quote, shocked an saddened. and the company that actually built that flyover, an executive described it as an act of god. but when it comes to the why and the how of this bridge coming down, this overpass coming down, who is pointing the finger at who at this point? >> well, it's turning into a political blame game of sorts. the party in power, they showed up a couple of hours after the bridge collapsed. and they made every...
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led by charismatic prime ministerme narendra modi. >> the b.j.p.essentially encouraged a more proactive andr aggressive form of hindu chauvinism that's the sort of polarization that could be deeply damaging to india's i stability and india' future. >> reporter: in a recent speech in parliament, tharoor said the frequent reports of vigilante groups targeting minority communities, of rising intolerance is coming at the cost of india's reputation. >> a bangladeshi friend of mine who was visiting delhi last wees and he told me that islamic fundamentalist in his country were having a field day attacking india as a place where its safer to be a cow than a muslim. >> reporter: is that a bit of hyperbole? >> it is a bit of hyperbole. i think its high time that the government realize that they're making asses of themselves and discrediting an enormously plural and diverse civilization. >> reporter: for his part, prime minister modi though allied with hindu nationalist groups, has not involved himself in their key demand that india declare itself a hindu nat
led by charismatic prime ministerme narendra modi. >> the b.j.p.essentially encouraged a more proactive andr aggressive form of hindu chauvinism that's the sort of polarization that could be deeply damaging to india's i stability and india' future. >> reporter: in a recent speech in parliament, tharoor said the frequent reports of vigilante groups targeting minority communities, of rising intolerance is coming at the cost of india's reputation. >> a bangladeshi friend of mine...
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. >> reporter: we just got word that prime minister narendra modi has arrived in the town of kollam.eral hundred more who are critically injured and fighting for their lives in hospitals close buy. the prime minister moved swiftly to galvanize help. he's ordered helicopters, involved the indian army and navy. to mobilize helicopters and relief teams to try and bring as much medical attention and help as he can. that really is the need of the hour. the situation there is so grim that rescue people, authorities who are pulling bodies out of the rubble say some have been burned so badly they are charred beyond recognition and they will have to use dna testing to determine the identities. the situation remains grim indeed. the need of the hour is medical attention. but there are also lots of angry voices who are wanting to know what happened and whether there was any negligence on part of temple authorities to figure out what went wrong. >> thank you for that update. >>> now information out of belgium. prosecutors say the brussels attackers had intended to hit france, a second time. why
. >> reporter: we just got word that prime minister narendra modi has arrived in the town of kollam.eral hundred more who are critically injured and fighting for their lives in hospitals close buy. the prime minister moved swiftly to galvanize help. he's ordered helicopters, involved the indian army and navy. to mobilize helicopters and relief teams to try and bring as much medical attention and help as he can. that really is the need of the hour. the situation there is so grim that...
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narendra modi, the prime minister, gave him a firm handshake. how do we know? take a look at the photo afterwards. this is the mark that the prime minister left on the royal hand. >> death grip. >> apparently, prime minister modi is known for his vice-like grip. his testing the strength of other world leaders and men appearing to win. there he is shaking defense secretary ash carter with a firm grip. >> just bow next time. >> trying to bring you to your knees. >> prince william with the red hand. >> yeah. >> the paw print. incredible. >> it's amazing. >>> one of our favorite things on trending is to figure out what millenials are up to these days. they're allowed to text during movies. today, in millennial news, it's about cars. ebay found nearly 40% of millenials name their car. seems they have an emotional attachment to their vehicles. it was sweet. we named our cars when we were kids. we had grungy george. let's get in the grunge and get ice cream. did you name your car? apart and very decrepit. it was papa smurf. >> cute. >> my car is steve. i like the prop
narendra modi, the prime minister, gave him a firm handshake. how do we know? take a look at the photo afterwards. this is the mark that the prime minister left on the royal hand. >> death grip. >> apparently, prime minister modi is known for his vice-like grip. his testing the strength of other world leaders and men appearing to win. there he is shaking defense secretary ash carter with a firm grip. >> just bow next time. >> trying to bring you to your knees. >>...