{
  "id": 8907181,
  "title": "India’s Crude Oil Import Bill Jumps 48% To $74.8 Billion During April-August As Global Prices Surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/indias-crude-oil-import-bill-jumps-48-to-74-8-billion-during-april",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:39:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indias-crude-oil-import-bill-jumps-48-to-748-billion-during-april-august-as-global-prices-surge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "India’s crude oil import bill increased sharply by 48% to $74.8 billion during the April-August period as global crude prices climbed, even though the country’s import volumes remained almost unchanged, according to a report by Moneycontrol citing data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC). India imported 100.7 million tonnes of crude oil during the period, compared with 101.1…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}