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Crude Oil Import Dependency: India 2025-26 at 88.7% (PPAC Data)

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Data Meter | India Energy India Oil: Consumption, Production, Imports and Import Dependency (2025-26) Last updated 15 July 2026 | Fiscal year 2025-26 (April to March), provisional PPAC data | Pune In 2025-26 India consumed 243.2 million tonnes of petroleum products and imported 245.8 million tonnes of crude oil, while producing only 27.95 million tonnes … Read more

India Oil Demand Growth 2027: Biggest Single Country Driver, Ahead of China, Says OPEC

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Factsheet | India Oil Demand India, Not China: World’s Largest Single-Country Source of Oil Demand Growth in 2027, Says OPEC Published 14 July 2026, 16:00 IST | Pune India will be the largest single country source of world oil demand growth in 2027, adding about 0.36 mb/d, while China remains the world’s largest overall oil … Read more

India CPI June 2026: Retail Inflation Rises to 4.38 Per Cent as Food Prices Climb

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India CPI June 2026 Retail Inflation 4.38 Percent Infographic by Agavart

NEW DELHI: India’s retail inflation rose to 4.38 per cent in June 2026 from 3.93 per cent in May, according to the India CPI June 2026 release of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), as food inflation climbed back above 5 per cent. The series is now compiled on Base Year 2024=100, issued … Read more

India Foreign Trade, June 2026: Deficit Widens to $15.32 Billion as Imports Outpace Exports

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India foreign trade June 2026 chart showing exports 73.45 billion dollars and imports 88.76 billion dollars

India Foreign Trade June 2026 data show the total trade deficit widened to US$15.32 billion, more than five times the US$2.89 billion gap recorded a year earlier, according to provisional figures released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 13 July 2026. Total exports (merchandise and services) rose 9.48 per cent year on year … Read more

India Puts Evidence Before Speed on Ethanol Blending

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Ethanol Blending in India 2026 milestone infographic showing 20 per cent blend, forex saved and global comparison, by Agavart

India’s ethanol blending now covers a fifth of the country’s petrol, but the clearer signal from recent weeks is caution, not speed. Through June and early July 2026, the Government, vehicle makers and testing agencies set out evidence on the safety and performance of E20 petrol, framing higher blends as a phased, tested step. India … Read more

India Japan Summit 2026: Energy Pact, IEA Push and 120 Agreements

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India Japan Summit 2026 outcomes: 120 cooperation documents, 10 trillion yen investment target, 7,000 km high speed rail vision

The 16th India Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi on July 2, 2026 produced about 120 cooperation documents, a joint declaration on economic security and Japanese support for India’s membership of the International Energy Agency. Japanese private investment in India has reached 2 trillion yen against the 10 trillion yen target set last year, per the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan.

Most reports led with the Shinkansen and the AI statement. The structural story of the India Japan Summit 2026 sits in oil stockpiles, supply chains and farm-linked energy, spelled out in the outcome documents published by both governments.

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India’s Oil Intensity Halves to 0.7% of GDP as EV Shift Gathers Pace: SBI Research

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India oil intensity: 0.7% of GDP in FY26, crude imports 3.1% of GDP, EV registrations 2.3 lakh a month

India’s oil intensity, defined as oil consumption as a share of GDP, has halved from 1.4 per cent in FY14 to 0.7 per cent in FY26, according to SBI Research. Crude oil imports have fallen from a peak of 8.6 per cent of GDP in Q2 FY14 to 3.1 per cent in Q2 FY26. The report, released on July 2, 2026, says this structural decline explains India’s economic resilience through the West Asia crisis.

Electric vehicle registrations have averaged 2.3 lakh a month since the conflict began in February 2026, against 1.3 lakh in 2025. SBI Research argues that a comprehensive EV policy could hasten the fall in oil intensity and save Rs 1 lakh crore on the import bill by 2030.

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India Moves to Put a Monetary Value on Coal Assets Under New Accounting Framework

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India coal asset valuation framework MoSPI SEEA 2026

India coal asset valuation is moving to the centre of national policy as the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) proposes a new accounting framework that assigns a monetary worth to the country’s underground coal reserves. Rather than tracking coal purely through production and consumption volumes, the proposed methodology would treat coal deposits as natural capital assets, estimating their present economic value using the Net Present Value (NPV) method and internationally recognised environmental accounting standards.

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Price Without a Pulse: CME’s South Asia Soybean Oil Futures (7IF) Have Yet to Record Their First Trade

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CME South Asia Soybean Oil 7IF settlement curve, 24 June 2026: high 1,264.00, low 1,245.50, volume and open interest zero across all 12 months

South Asia Soybean Oil futures from CME Group, the 7IF contract designed to help Indian edible oil importers hedge their landed costs, have recorded no trading activity in the nearly four months since they were listed. According to CME’s own data for the trade date of 24 June 2026, every listed month carried a settlement … Read more