Sri Lanka, July 20 -- India is turning to an unconventional but abundant resource - cow manure - in its efforts to strengthen energy security.

A Suzuki-backed initiative is converting livestock waste into compressed natural gas (CNG) capable of powering cars, auto-rickshaws and other vehicles, offering a potential way to cut fuel imports while making productive use of agricultural byproducts, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

One of the flagship projects, the Banas Suzuki Bio-CNG plant in Gujarat, processes around 88 tonnes of cattle waste each day to produce renewable CNG.

The fuel is sold for about 80 rupees ($0.93) per kilogram, making it more than 20 rupees ($0.21) cheaper than petrol in some parts of the country and an app...