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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TopicOil import

Topic: Oil import

Delhi’s ‘band-aid’ solutions for air pollution, and the death of tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain

Global media took note of how tabla maestro Hussain introduced the instrument to global audiences. It also reported on Apple's expanding manufacturing network in India, 'thanks to Modi'.

India will buy oil from whoever offers ‘lowest possible price’, says Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

India has been buying crude oil from Russia, which is now its top oil supplier, at discounted prices since the West imposed import curbs following its invasion of Ukraine.

Russian oil slashes OPEC’s share of Indian market to 22-year low

India shipped in about 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian oil in 2022/23, the data showed, about 23% of its overall 4.65 million bpd imports.

India to diversify oil imports after surprise output cuts by OPEC, its allies

Oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri warned that these cuts could tip the world into recession. He also informed that Indian firms have signed new oil supply deals with Colombia and Brazil.

Biden says US will ban ‘all imports of Russian oil, gas & energy’ to pressure Putin to stop war

Announcing the ban in an address from the White House Tuesday, President Biden said 'US will not be part of subsidising Putin’s war'.

Reliance gets former Biden aide Ankit Desai to lobby for lifting Venezuelan oil import ban

Ankit Desai will work as a subcontractor to law firm Eversheds Sutherland US LLC, which represents Reliance in matters related to Venezuelan sanctions imposed during the Trump admin.

India hopes to import more oil from Iran and Venezuela under Joe Biden

India is heavily reliant on energy imports and refiners struggled to cope as the US foreign policy over the last few years restricted access to Iranian & Venezuelan oil.

Should Modi govt let oil crash cushion finances or will lower retail prices revive economy?

The global oil slump has given Modi govt the cushion to hike fuel taxes to meet revenue shortfalls. But retail fuel prices still hover around pre-Covid-19 levels.

India may seek extension of 4 November deadline for oil import from Iran

India is hoping to get a waiver from US sanctions as it cut down oil import from Iran in the last few months.

India has no plans to import oil from Iran in November as US sanctions loom

India, the second largest buyer of Iranian oil, hasn’t asked for any cargoes for November. Final purchase decisions are due early October.

On Camera

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.