A woman making cow dung cakes at Bahlolpur in the Indian state of Punjab, yesterday. Cow dung is dried to serve as fuel in India where it is collected and used as biogas which is used to generate electricity and heat. The gas is a rich source of methane, used in rural areas to provide a renewable, stable and environment friendly source of electricity.

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