{
  "id": 958394,
  "title": "PM Modi Says India Must Cut Crude Oil Dependence, Opens Offshore Areas For Exploration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/pm-modi-says-india-must-cut-crude-oil-dependence-opens-offshore-areas",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-15T04:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/pm-modi-says-india-must-cut-crude-oil-dependence-opens-offshore-areas-for-exploration"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for greater domestic resource exploration and energy self-reliance, arguing that India’s dependence on imported crude oil is partly linked to past limitations in exploring its own natural resources. Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on Independence Day, Modi said countries can be constrained not only by a shortage of resources but also by the way they…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}