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If biofuels were taken off from the market, Merrill Lynch estimates oil prices would be 15% higher, which in turn would put further upward pressure on food prices. Indeed there is a huge economic advantage as the oil prices have risen 1000% in the last ten years while corn prices have risen only 200-300%. In 2006, the United States president George W. Bush said in a State of the Union speech that the US is "addicted to oil" and should replace 75% of imported oil by 2025 by alternative sources of energy including biofuels.
Various types of bio fuels are in market as this technology is still nascent and would need to get time tested before it takes up the market. Feedstocks for biodiesel include animal fats, vegetable oils, soy, rapeseed, jatropha, mahua, mustard, flax, sunflower, palm oil, hemp, field pennycress, and algae. Pure biodiesel (B100) is by far the lowest emission diesel fuel. Although liquefied petroleum gas and hydrogen have cleaner combustion, they are used to fuel much less efficient petrol engines and are not as widely available. Biologically produced alcohols, most commonly ethanol, and less commonly propanol and butanol, are produced by the action of microorganisms and enzymes through the fermentation of sugars or starches (easiest), or cellulose (which is more difficult). Biobutanol (also called biogasoline) is often claimed to provide a direct replacement for gasoline, because it can be used directly in a gasoline engine. Ethanol fuel is the most common biofuel worldwide, particularly in Brazil. Alcohol fuels are produced by fermentation of sugars derived from wheat, corn, sugar beets, sugar cane, molasses and any sugar or starch that alcoholic beverages can be made from (like potato and fruit waste, etc.). There are researches going on Algae fuel. Algae fuel, also called oilgae or third generation biofuel, is a biofuel from algae. Algae are low-input, high-yield feedstocks to produce biofuels. It produces 30 times more energy per acre than land crops such as soybeans
Among all the bio fuel sources the Jatropha looks like most suitable candidate in place because ..
a) The hardy Jatropha is resistant to drought and pests, and produces seeds containing up to 40% oil. When the seeds are crushed and processed, the resulting oil can be used in a standard diesel engine, while the residue can also be processed into biomass to power electricity plants.
b) Goldman Sachs recently cited Jatropha curcas as one of the best candidates for future biodiesel production.However, despite its abundance and use as an oil and reclamation plant, none of the Jatropha species have been properly domesticated and, as a result, its productivity is variable, and the long-term impact of its large-scale use on soil quality and the environment is unknown.
c) Jatropha curcas, also known as physic nut, piñoncillo and Habb-El-Melúk, is used to produce the non-edible Jatropha oil, for making candles and soap, and as a feedstock for producing biodiesel.
d) Jatropha plantation has been identified as a most suitable option for the production of bio-fuels utilizing non-edible sources.
e) The plant is extremely drought resistance as its water requirement is extremely low. It can be easily propagated and grows rapidly. Sufficient amount of waste land is available in the State which could be utilized for jatropha cultivation.
f) A single Jatropha seed contains 27% to 31% extractable oil. 10,000 Hectares of jatropha is expected to yield 250,000-300,000 tons of crude jatropha oil per annum. The estimated revenues from 100,000 hectare farm would yield USD 100 mn per annum.
Some facts { Jatropha gossypifolia, also called bellyache bush: its fruits and foliage are toxic to humans and animals. It is a major weed in Australia. }
We have to understand that the bio fuel does not come with side effects. Especially the usage of corn would definitely shoot up the price of the foodstock and there would be a huge gap with global supply and demand of food. For the developing world rural poor who comprise about 67% of those living below a dollar a day, food price increases often increase income as their subsistence farms become economic while for the urban poor food price increases are disastrous. There is no apparent solution to this problem. But we should try to harness more and more wind and solar energy keeping the fact in mind that it is a expensive affair!
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Though I have not got many chance to travel many places but fortunately I have been interacting with many people across the globe. The outcome of the sustainable chance was huge; surprisingly I was able to communicate with some of the people who were not that brilliant in English.
This is not all about how convincing your English is, in fact I have seen, you can amaze non native English speaker with the broken English you deliver: because it sounds fast!! But unfortunately this kind of delivery may achieve certain respect from the other side but surely it would create a great crater in the person to person relationship.
We have to understand that the communication is fair when we give our 100% effort in it, with all our hand, face, mind and body. I was reading an article on Customer interaction which says 'Before talking to any Customer first give a smile and then speak'. Sounds ridiculous? How can someone see me or how does it matter, but indeed it makes a difference it makes your welcome sound profound and warm.
I could very easily understand all the non technical terms of most of the people I have spoken to, except some of them. Definitely not all the discredit goes to me, as the communication channel is a pipe and you are just holding one side of it. I had also faced great deal of difficulty understanding my native language speaker. Those all barriers are caused because of our shallow commitment while talking or talking with merely our vocal cord.
I was in Germany when I met an Old Octogenarian and that taught me a lot, a lot about how difficult could be made easy. He tried to introduce himself and greeted and I started in English. Later when I said NAMASTE he could recognize the greetings. We spoke for long indeed for a long time near a mall. He spoke Indira Gandhi and also about how great Mahatma Gandhi was. I cannot tell you whether I was communicating in English or Hindi or any other language but for sure when we grown interest on the topic we started understanding each other it was not all about sound but the deep eyes and the body movement which made a huge difference. What a lovely memoir....
The communication is perfect only when we contribute towards it. We can easily communicate with our family members and friends because we understand their want and behaviour. Same ploy applies in all instances. There was a gentle man who was on call and said, 'My English Little, I ask my friend, He is Big' ... I said 'You speak better and indeed I am not a native speaker' ... we continued without any of his friends help.
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:55 PM]:
discussion btw two banagali ppl
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:55 PM]:
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:50 PM]:
kise hua che??
PARTHAPRATIM :P [3:53 PM]:
kya bol raha hain yaar?
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:53 PM]:
bangali
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:53 PM]:
kise ho
PARTHAPRATIM :P [3:54 PM]:
onek kichu
PARTHAPRATIM :P [3:54 PM]:
amake jalas na
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:54 PM]:
thume ko kyo discuss karache 'Abhimannu' thu
PARTHAPRATIM :P has been added to the instant message conversation.
ME :) , Bangalore [3:55 PM]:
Kamraj ekta boka c***a
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:56 PM]:
thu chi boka c***a
ME :) , Bangalore [3:56 PM]:
tikha m*** c****
ME :) , Bangalore [3:57 PM]:
parthapratim :: boudir byapar ta ki holo?
PARTHAPRATIM :P [3:57 PM]:
egochhe
ME :) , Bangalore [3:57 PM]:
bhalo
PARTHAPRATIM :P [3:57 PM]:
accha kamraj ki library er son boi pore pheleche?
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:57 PM]:
bhalo basi
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:57 PM]:
the chu
ME :) , Bangalore [3:57 PM]:
kamraj to todpacche ... amai bollo Partha ko bole jodi manage korte pare
ME :) , Bangalore [3:58 PM]:
dekhle o bollo boudi ke bhalo bashe
ME :) , Bangalore [3:58 PM]:
'payal' ke
ME :) , Bangalore [3:58 PM]:
accha kamraj ki library er son boi pore pheleche?
--- Mane???
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:59 PM]:
thum 'payal' ke bhalo bashe
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:59 PM]:
hum ke malum che
ME :) , Bangalore [3:59 PM]:
Kamraj bol raha hai KHUB thum 'payal' ke bhalo bashe
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:59 PM]:
nahi che
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [3:59 PM]:
thum che
PARTHAPRATIM :P [3:59 PM]:
abe salo bahut kaam hai mujhe
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [4:00 PM]:
teek che..thume rest le che
ME :) , Bangalore [4:00 PM]:
ok .. kamraj r help kore dio
ME :) , Bangalore [4:00 PM]:
AAR Parthapratim TUMI BADAM KHAO
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [4:00 PM]:
abi teek bol che
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [4:00 PM]:
badam ke saath halva bi kavo
KAMRAJ :O , Bangalore [4:01 PM]:
d***h bi
Some people still see micro finance institutes with mere skepticism. They claim that those institutes make more profit than general banks; the fact is true to some extent as in some micro finance institutes the interest rates are much higher than those of normal banks. If we see the micro finance institutes from a different perspective, probably we can do some sort of justification to its working model.
Normally the penetration of general banking system is limited to only those groups or individuals who can afford to take loans, or even they do not require the same but they avail it as part of their financial planning. The left outs are the people who really deserve the money. Considering the fact that banks are too much concerned about the return of the investment they have done and also they have low penetration and high operational cost, it is clear why micro finance model came in the lime light. It has been a long practice of denial of shelling out loans to those who need it.
There is another counter view: government and organizations also provide financial help to the groups who require assistance. But the money is normally assumed to be a gift rather than an amount which should be made to work harder. Distributing assets via micro finance model just does the opposite practice; it imparts a sense of responsibility to the class availing the loan. The socio-economical progress can only happen when people know how to grow and make asset out of the amount they have.
Last thing, there is obviously a possibility that the micro finance institutes can act as the money lenders or brokers which could turn in to a monstrous practice. Government or central banks should keep a close vigil on the practice of that kind.