No firewood and electric heaters are used in any of the four crematoriums -- on the banks of Mahendratanaya river, Gopalpur, ...

The Odisha government plans to introduce cow-dung cakes (ghassi) for cremation instead of wood. This will be introduced at ...

Cow dung was used as fertiliser in the fields, and dried dung cakes worked as fuel for cooking at home. The families even remember using burnt cow dung, retrieved from the fireplace, as toothpaste.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government plans to replace firewood with cow dung cakes for cremation at Swargadwar in Puri, ...

The Odisha government proposes using cow dung cakes instead of firewood for cremation at Swargadwar in Puri. This initiative has been met with opposition from local figures who argue there is no ...

Thoudam Umakanta Singh and Dr RS LoushambamFuelwood has been identified as one of the most significant causes of forest degradation in many developing Nations. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization o ...

Berhampur: While Odisha government is mulling use of cow dung cakes instead of firewood for cremation at ‘Swargadwara’ in Puri, not many are aware that this eco-friendly method has been in use in ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is considering an eco-friendly shift at the Swargadwara crematorium in Puri as cow dung cakes (ghasi) will be used for cremation instead of wood, said Fisheries and ...