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Women, seen here in Ajmer, India, in August 2016 worship a cow, an animal held sacred by Hindus, to seek blessings for their male children during the Bach Baras festival. © Reuters

SATOSHI IWAKI, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- In India, cows are seen as sacred "vehicles of the gods." Now work is underway to transform their manure into fuel for the vehicles of mere mortals.

The initiative to power cars and trucks with cow dung is part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push for quick solutions to societal problems such as pollution and poverty.

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