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Kambala: SC refuses to stay Ordinance

kambala race facts and analysis

News:

  • Kambala, the traditional buffalo slush track race, is set to begin in the coastal belt in Karnataka from November 11, with the Supreme Court refusing to pass an interim stay on the Ordinance allowing kambala.

Beyond  News:

  • The ordinance is valid till January 20, 2018.
  • The apex court has agreed to examine the Constitutional validity of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance 2017 on November 13.

Highlights

  • Kambala is an ancient folklore and cultural game of coastal Karnataka since centuries.
  • The farmers don’t use the Kambala bulls for agricultural purposes and special feed and proper training is given to the bulls throughout the year.
10 things you should know about the buffalo race 
  1. It is an annual buffalo race going on for early 8 centuries. The tradition is followed in the area of Dakshin Kannada and Udupi districts of coastal Karnataka.
  2. Kambala is a contest where two pairs of buffaloes tied ploughs are made to race on slush-filled tracks with a jockey guiding them while they run.
  3. The buffaloes are made to run at a speed that they time close to 12 to 13 seconds while covering a distance of 140 to 160 metres.
  4. The farmers use a whip to nudge the buffalo ahead and try and make them a medal winner.
  5. The kambala season generally starts in November and lasts till March l the following year.
  6. The winning pair of buffaloes were awarded coconuts as part of this centuries-old tradition but these days the race is for a gold medal or a trophy. Kambala races are nowadays conducted day and night under floodlights.
  7. Animal rights activists have opposed the sport saying that tying the noses of the buffaloes with a rope and using a whip amounts to cruelty.
  8. Supreme Court in 2014 had banned kambala and jallikattu based on a petition filed by various animal rights organisations.
  9. Kamabala supporters have been protesting since the ordinance on jallikattu was moved by the Tamil Nadu government lifting the ban.
  10. Massive protests and processions are being taken around with buffaloes to put pressure on the Karnataka government to move a similar ordinance.

China dismisses Indo-Pacific quad plan as ‘speculation’

News:

China  dismissed the proposed Indo-Pacific security arrangement among the United States, Japan, India and Australia to contain China’s rise as “media speculation” and timed its remarks a day ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing.

Beyond News:

  • The Indo-Pacific – an area in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean on either side of the Malacca straits – was a “dynamic region” with the biggest potential in the world.
  • Mr. abe first unveiled his “Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy” in 2016.
  • According to Nikkei Asian Review, the Japanese premier’s approach involving the U.S, India and Australia as the other partners, “is partly intended to keep in check China’s growing presence in the region under its “One Belt, One Road” initiative, aimed at extending its reach beyond its borders”.

‘India, Russia stand united against terror’

News:

  • Russia’s relation with India is “privileged and strategic” and Moscow shares New Delhi’s counter-terrorism concerns, said the newly appointed envoy of Russia to India.

Beyond News:

  • They also supported the China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative which ties Pakistan and China through the CPEC corridor that India opposes as the corridor passes through the disputed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

‘LG cannot differ with govt. on trivial issues’

News:

The Supreme Court on Thursday reminded the Delhi government that there were limitations to its powers under the Constitution, but added that in matters where the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) had differences with it, he could not sit on files.

Beyond News:

 

Hindu Notes from General Studies-03

Probe ordered into Paradise Papers

News:

The government reconstituted a Multi-Agency Group led by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman on Monday to investigate cases relating to the ‘Paradise Papers’ data disclosure.

Beyond News:

  • The Paradise Papersinclude about seven million loan agreements, financial statements, emails, trust deeds and other paperwork over nearly 50 years from Appleby, a prominent offshore law firm with offices in Bermuda and also from Asiacity, a Singapore-based family-owned trust company.
  • The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), late on Sunday night released data on offshore entities involving people and companies from 180 countries.

India ranks 19th in terms of the number of names that feature in the papers.

  • The disclosure comes 18 months after a similar ‘Panama Papers’ disclosure, which named several prominent Indian politicians, actors, and businessmen as having offshore undisclosed bank accounts.

Andaman’s new taste is sweet-and-sour

News:

Botanists in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands discovered Edible wild banana species , the second such on the island in two years.

Beyond News:

  • Species of wild banana named Musa paramjitiana , in honour of Paramjit Singh, who happens to be the director of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI).
  • The plant grows to a height of nine metres and bears an edible, sweet-and-sour tasting fruit that is boat-shaped and has numerous bulb-shaped seeds.
  • Its conservation status has been declared as ‘Critically Endangered’ as it has so far been spotted in only two locations on the islands, each with 6 to 18 plants in a clump.

Rain brings back winged visitors

News:

  • Migratory birds from thousands of miles away began arriving at the Nelapattu bird sanctuary in Sullurupeta area in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh during the past couple of weeks.

Beyond News:

  • It is felt that the recent copious rain would fill up the local pond as well as the nearby Pulicat lake, providing enough water and food for the winged visitors for this season.
  • Grey Pelicans were seen settling down on the barringtonia trees in the sprawling Nelapattu pond. They are said to have arrived from Central and South East Asian countries like Kazakhstan.
  • A number of other migratory birds like night herons and open billed storks have also arrived at the sanctuary.

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