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India may be home to 15% of the global livestock population, but its contribution to the global methane emissions by the domesticated animals is only 10.63%, a study by the NIANP (National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology) has revealed. Cows, buffaloes, sheep and goats are the huge contributors to methane emissions. Methane, released primarily by livestock, paddy cultivation, decay of organic waste in landfill sites and handling of fossil fuels, is estimated to be 25 times more harmful for environment over 100 years than carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas responsible for global warming.