Chip Made from Cow Dung Launched in India: "Blocks Mobile Phone Radiation"

▲Radiation blocking chip for mobile phones made from cow dung, released by the National Cow Commission of India (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] A mobile phone radiation blocking chip made from cow dung has been released in India.

On the 13th, according to ANI news agency and other local Indian media, the Indian National Cow Commission introduced such a product.

The National Cow Commission, established by the Indian government last year, aims to protect cows and modernize related industries.

Chairman Balabh Bhai Katiria held a press conference and claimed, "Cow dung has radiation blocking effects," adding, "If this chip is attached to a mobile phone, radiation will be significantly reduced."

He continued, "Scientific verification of this product has also been conducted," and said, "The chip costs about 100 rupees (approximately 1,560 won)."

However, he did not mention specific details of the scientific verification.

As this news spread, debates continued on local Indian social networking services (SNS).

One netizen cynically commented, "If Chairman Katiria's claim is true, he deserves a Nobel Prize."

Another netizen criticized the National Cow Commission's claim, saying, "They said bathing with cow dung could prevent COVID-19, and now it's mobile phone radiation?"

In India, where 80% of the population are Hindus, there is a custom of revering cows as mother-like beings. It is believed that anything derived from cows has special effects. Locally, medicines and soaps made from cow dung and urine are also sold.

Meanwhile, since the Indian People's Party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, the atmosphere of Hindu nationalism has generally intensified. The Modi government is known to have allocated millions of dollars for research utilizing cow dung and urine in products.

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