In the current fiscal, the current account had been in surplus in the previous two quarters, at USD 15.1 billion and USD 19 billion, respectively, as per the data
In 2018-19, it stood at 6.8%, down from 7.2% in the 2017-18 financial year
Ministry wants to avoid knee-jerk action, take time to think over levy increase
India imported 124.6 million tonnes of crude oil and petroleum products in April-September for $43.5 billion