INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution: Cattle dung and firewood are the most common resources used for energy generation in rural India. This is because most rural people in India live on agriculture-based activities and cattle raising, which is why rural areas are full of cows, buffalos, goats, and sheep, so plenty of cattle dung is available.

Detailed explanation-2: -Common energy source in Indian villages is wood and animal dung which is burnt to form biogas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biomass is an important source of energy accounting for about one third of the total fuel used in our country and in about 40% of the rural households. The widespread use of biomass is for household cooking and heating.

Detailed explanation-4: -Other fuels used for cooking are liquid petroleum gas (LPG), biogas, kerosene, solar power, coal and electricity in electrified households. For lighting, non-electrified households depend completely on kerosene, solar energy and candles.

Detailed explanation-5: -With known technology most, but not all, of this energy might be supplied by the traditional source of rural energy-the biomass of forest woods and agricultural residues. To obtain a high sustainable yield of biomass, use of some “commercial” energy from fossil fuels or hydroelectric power will usually be necessary.