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Samloti Village, Oct 13 (EFE/EPA).- Paddy is the main summer-sown crop in India, the world's second biggest producer of rice.Thousands of farmers in India have been holding demonstrations for weeks in protest against controversial new agriculture laws that allow big retailers to procure farm products directly from growers.The government has defended the reform measures approved by the parliament, saying these will pave the way for private investment to boost India's agriculture sector, which accounts for some 15 percent of the country's economy. (Camera: SANJAY BAID).SHOT LIST: INDIAN FARMERS CULTIVATING PADDY AT A FARM IN SAMLOTI VILLAGE NEAR NAGROTA BAGWAN, SOME 22 KM OF DHARAMSALA, INDIA.
One of the driest places on earth, the Atacama Desert in the Antofagasta Region in Chile, has been putting its high share of solar radiation to good use as it has become home to Cerro Dominador solar plant, the first of its kind in Latin America and one of the largest in the world.
Chile is suffering the worst wildfire outbreak to hit the South American country in over 50 years. Three firefighters were killed and another three were injured as emergency services continued to tackle numerous wildfires that have been devastating central and southern Chile. Around 130,000 hectares of forest and grassland have been burnt to the ground in some 46 wildfires raging between the regions of O'Higgins and Los Lagos. A state of emergency has been declared and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has canceled her presidential commitments to deal with the situation. With the assistance of dozens of aircrafts, firefighters have brought hundreds of fires under control over the last few days. While wildfires are not uncommon in this area, this summer has the potential to be especially dangerous due to a long drought.
Election officials at a polling station in the northern city of Shamli pack and seal electronic voting machines as the first of seven voting stages closes in the world's biggest election. IMAGES
"We were outraged to learn of an IDF (Israel Defense Forces, ed) strike that killed a number of civilian humanitarian workers yesterday from the World Central Kitchen," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE
Public sector workers in Northern Ireland rally in Belfast as tens of thousands of employees go on mass strike, with no end in sight to a protracted political crisis that has left the UK province without a devolved government for almost two years. IMAGES
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