Japan to Use Fuel from Cow Dung to Power Its Rockets!
In 2017, a Kolkata-based company launched extremely cheap and environment-friendly biogas-fuelled buses on the Indian streets. Five years later, such biogas-run buses were being deployed in Indore as well. Now, a Japanese space start-up has taken this a step further, by adopting a similar technology to power rockets! Japan’s space industry opened a new chapter […]
When will Dairy farmers get 80-100 per lit in Himachal Pradesh?
Des Raj Sharma (31), a dairy farmer, is anxiously waiting for the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government to implement its pre-poll promise of procuring milk and cow dung from the farmers at the rate of Rs 80-100 per litre and Rs 2/kg, respectively, at the earliest. “At present, I have 10 milking cows and the daily […]
Suzuki to use cow dung for its CNG cars, signs MoU with NDDB
India’s largest car manufacturer company Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) has announced that it will use cow dung to power its CNG cars. An MoU has been signed between Maruti Suzuki and Asia’s largest dairy manufacturer National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), SMC stated while announcing its growth strategy for 2030. The company in its growth strategy for 2030 said […]
Manure-Eating Worms Could Be the Dairy Industry’s Climate Solution
With 6,000 dairy cows, 5,000 beef cattle and thousands of tons of apples, potatoes and cherries produced annually, Royal Dairy in Royal City, Washington, uses hundreds of millions of gallons of water per year. All that water, once used, carries animal waste, pathogens and environmentally harmful chemicals, like nitrate, that can contaminate groundwater and contribute […]
Cow dung products by rural Chhattisgarh women selling online now
Chhattisgarh had earlier initiated a scheme called ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’, to buy cow dung from dairy farmers at ₹2 per kg to offer them financial support. Thousands of rural and poor women engaged in making products from cow dung in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district have received a fillip with the administration now ensuring that their products reach […]
Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay Yojana gets lukewarm response on ground
A recent parliament committee report praised Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay Yojna under which the state government purchases cattle-dung from farmers, converts it into vermicompost and sells it to farmers with the aim of promoting organic farming in the state. Despite the state government’s claims and appreciation from the centre’s standing committee, the on ground data shows […]
Cow dung paint, a potential income booster for dairy farmers
Apart form the ‘ahimsa’ philosophy, the economic utility of cow has played a role in its elevated theological status and being a reverred animal in many cultures. Well, there are more reasons for rearing the animal, other than religious. The daunting goal of doubling farmers’ income needs action on multiple fronts. A steady source of […]
Vedic paint will help farmers earn extra Rs 30,000 per animal per year
This paint is free from heavy metals like lead, mercury, chromium, arsenic, cadmium and others. It is expected to boost local manufacturing and create sustainable local employment through technology transfer. The eco-friendly paint will be launched in two variants – Distemper and Emulsion. Source: KVIC Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways & […]
How to rear cows scientifically for better profitability ?
Dairy farmers can earn a lot of money if they take care of their cows scientifically. We all know animal husbandry has been a profession in India for generations. Milk is not the only source of income in cow husbandry. Cow dung and cow urine are highly sought-after items in organic farming. If the dung […]
Bio Gas CNG Pump by Banas dairy : Another source of income for dairy farmers
Palanpur-based Banas Dairy opened its first bio–CNG refuelling outlet last week, after it began generating bio–CNG from dung. The dairy has begun selling this CNG at Rs 50 a kg, . This price is lower than the prevailing market rate for the fuel. The first bio–CNG outlet became operational last week, “We have made a 100-member team consisting graduates from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Management […]
