“The locals bring cow dung and we pay them. The cow dung is used to make briquettes,” Karia says. She says they pay Sh300 for a wheelbarrow-full of cow dung, on delivery. So far, the project ...

My cow is about to give birth but I have observed that its dung is too dry of late. could this be a cause for alarm? Whenever I travel home, my mother insists that I observe her cow. Most of the ...

Instead, the cow dung is used to make biomethane. "Fuel has become extremely expensive. Biogas was a good option. The only requirement was space and cows. We had both,” explains Ms Kumbhar.

Thanks to a government initiative, women's self-help groups are crafting and selling thousands of eco-friendly diyas made from cow dung, significantly boosting their income and self-reliance.