In the first quarter of the year, India's crude oil import bill surged by twenty-six percent compared to last year, reaching forty-nine billion dollars, up from thirty-nine billion. Despite an eighteen percent drop in import volumes, rising oil prices, fueled by ongoing conflicts, significantly ...
Source: [Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indias-crude-import-bill-up-26-in-26-27-q1-despite-18-volume-fall/articleshow/133044129.cms)