Metal material removal industries are concentrating on the development of energy efficient and sustainable metal removing operations. Current work concentrated on the usefulness of nanofluids based minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) during the turning of stainless steel alloy (SS 304).The use of corn based green cutting (CBGC) oil mixed with nano alumina (nal2o3) with different ratios (0.4%, 0.8%, and 1.2%) is evaluated in MQL based turning process. Dry, conventional, MQL, and nMQL (CBGC oil+ nal2o3) lubrication methods have been applied for machining operations. The functioning of different cutting environments is tested by using surface finish, tool wear, material removal rate and chip analysis. A notable drop in surface roughness and tool flank wear is found with 1.2% nal2o3 added with CBGC oil compared to other turning conditions. Also, the satisfactory chip curls are generated with nMQL and MQL cooling conditions. Based on the verdicts of the study, the nal2o3 mix of CBGC oil can be considered as a reasonable substitute to accomplish sustainable and eco friendly metal cutting operation.