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Past two years, with COVID-19’s sword hanging over the world whitch still doesn’t bother to stop causing troubles, has proven to be the worst global pandemic in centuries, it took lives, jobs, disrupted economy, sense of stability and practically halted everything, but also made us conscious that its immensely to take care of our health, in our more than ever fast paced lives. India is deemed as the world's capital of diabetes. The diabetic population in the country is close to hitting the alarming mark of 69.9 million by 2025 and 80 million by 2030. We have burgeoning population of people having lifestyle diseases, with miniscule enrolled in health insurance policy, which only increases out of pocket expenditure for our hospital bills. Thus, it has become utmost necessary to be wary of what we consume on daily basis. Urban middle class is getting aware and conscious about their food choices; they are checking labels, ingredient list, calorie intake, rejecting product with pres...

Biofuels are transportation fuels, made from biomass materials such as agricultural, animal, industrial, forest, solid waste, and sewage. It is a renewable form of energy. Since the 20th century, concerns regarding climate change, increasing oil prices have brought our attention towards finding efficient renewable fuel sources. Some developed countries like Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Netherlands have already shifted to plug-in electric vehicles. There has been a surge in the production of biofuels in Europe and the US since the early 2000s. Although, Biofuels can be a far better option for many developing countries , as switching to plug-in electric vehicles from an already existing fleet of combustion-engine run vehicles isn’t plausible in the near future. Biofuels are a practical option, Brazil is already working with E85 (85% ethanol blending into petrol and diesel) fuel, initially starting with E22 after the federal law was passed in 1993. But fears are that increased usage of crops ...