Japan's environment ministry is drafting a law that would require owners of "potentially dangerous animals, such as crocodiles and pythons,' to have microchips implanted in their pets. The cylindrical chips, about a centimetre-long, would carry information that would enable the authorities to trace the owners if the pets go missing.
The district administration in Gulbarga, Karnataka will organise a four-day workshop in the last week of October to educate rural students on the working of the internet. About 8,000 students are expected to participate.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/news-snippets-30
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crocodiles
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/technical-information
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gulbarga-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/internet
