The day aims to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels.
Bio-fuels are basically green fuels which are environment friendly fuels and their utilization would address global concerns about containment of carbon emissions.
On August 10th in 1893, Sir Rudolph Diesel (inventor of the diesel engine) for the first time successfully ran mechanical engine with groundnut oil.
Thus, to mark this achievement, World Biofuel Day is observed per year on 10th August.
In India, the Government approved the National Policy on Biofuels-2018 in June 2018.
It has the objective of reaching 20% ethanol-blending and 5% biodiesel-blending by the year 2030.