India taps into a new energy cash cow: dung powerBy Bhuvan Bagga / AFP, INDORE, IndiaIndia 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. Babu Singh, the father of farmer Suresh Sisodia, arranges dung cakes at a dairy farm in Mayakhedi village on the outskirts of Indore, India, on March 4. “We have a very good quality dung, and we keep the dung clean to ensure it fetches the best price,” farmer Suresh Sisodia said. Cultivating alternative energy sources is an urgent priority in India, which burns coal to meet nearly three-quarters of the energy needs of its 1.4 billion citizens. Under their watch, “cow vigilantes” have run Muslim-owned abattoirs out of business and lynched people accused of involvement in cattle slaughter.

Source: Taipei Times April 23, 2022 16:59 UTC