India is tapping a new energy source that promises to help clean up smog-choked cities and is already providing a vital revenue stream for poor Indian farmers: truckloads of bovine manure.
In northern India, a biomass power plant is transforming manure and cow dung into energy, as part of a pilot project that aims to help reduce air pollution while benefiting…
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In February 2018, the Narendra Modi-led government launched a new bovine-centric scheme aimed at fulfilling India’s twin objectives increase the income of farmers and provide clean energy.
GOBAR-DHAN an amalgamation of two words gobar (cow dung) and dhan (wealth) was launched as an extension to India’s cleanliness campaign, Swachh Bharat Mission, focussing on keeping villages clean, providing a clear revenue stream for rural households, and generation of energy from cattle waste.