Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on that India has achieved the target of 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol five months before deadline. Making the announcement at a programme on the 'Save Soil Movement', which coincided with the World Environment Day, Modi cited a number of measures taken by his government to protect the environment, saying its efforts have been multi-dimensional despite the country having a negligible role in climate change.

Biofuels are liquid or gaseous fuels made mostly from biomass, which includes plant, algal, and animal waste.

For transportation, permanent, portable, and other purposes, biofuels can be used to replace or supplement diesel, petrol, or other fossil fuels.

The two most common transport biofuels are ethanol and biodiesel. Biomass can be used to make these fuels in a variety of ways.

First generation biofuels - First-generation biofuels are made from sugar, starch, vegetable oil, or animal fats using conventional technology. Common first-generation biofuels include Bioalcohols, Biodiesel, Vegetable oil, Bioethers, Biogas.

Second generation biofuels - These are produced from non-food crops, such as cellulosic biofuels and waste biomass (stalks of wheat and corn, and wood). Examples include advanced biofuels like biohydrogen, biomethanol.

Third generation biofuels - These are produced from micro-organisms like algae.

Fourth generation biofuels - These are produced from genetically modified (GM) algae to enhance biofuel production.

India's government wants to reduce the country's carbon footprint by 30-35 percent by 2030.

These goals will be met through a five-pronged approach that includes:

1. Increasing domestic production
2. Adopting biofuels and renewable
3. Implementing energy efficiency norms
4. Improving refinery processes and
5. Achieving demand substitution.

The Indian government has suggested a target of 20% ethanol in gasoline and 5% biodiesel in diesel by 2030, as well as a number of steps to boost domestic biofuel production.

1. It minimises car emissions, making it environmentally beneficial.
2. It's manufactured from renewable resources and can be made on the spot.
3. It is extremely lubricious.
4. Because the biofuel is harmless and biodegradable, it is safer to store and carry (Storage, high flash pt)
5. Bio diesel production in India will lessen India's reliance on foreign suppliers, resulting in price stability.
6. Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by at least 3.3 kg CO2 equivalent every kilogramme of biodiesel.

1. Reduce Import Dependency
2. Cleaner Environment
3. Infrastructural Investment in Rural Areas
4. Employment Generation
5. Additional Income to Farmers