World Biofuel day is observed on 10 August

:World Biofuel day is observed on 10 August. The day aims to highlight the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels. It is observed by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas since 2015. The day also highlights the various efforts made by the Government in the Biofuel sector. The day also aims to honour the research experiments by Sir Rudolf Diesel. He ran an engine with peanut oil in 1893. His experiment predicted that vegetable oil will replace fossil fuels in the next century to fuel different mechanical engines.