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Can ₹84,000 crore get India drilling?

Episode Notes

In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover a deep dive and another story for the day shaping Indian and global markets:

1.  Can ₹84,000 Crore Help India Find More Oil?

 We’ll cover: 

• Why India’s domestic oil production is falling and what untapped reserves could mean.
• How the Samudra Manthan scheme plans to reduce exploration risks for companies.
• The challenges of offshore drilling, investment returns and the timeline for new oil production.

 2. Why Is Rice Getting Expensive Despite Record Stocks?

We’ll cover:

• How the weak monsoon could affect India’s rice production and food inflation.
• Why government buffer stocks aren’t effectively bringing down retail rice prices.
• How ethanol production and lower reservoir levels could affect future rice supplies.
   

Audio Timestamps

00:04   Intro
00:32   Can ₹84,000 crore find India more oil?
13:20   Too much rice, yet higher prices?
20:31   Tidbits


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