ISPRL signs MoU with ADNOC for storage of crude oil

  • Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abu Dhabi with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
  • The MoU is to explore the possibility of storing ADNOC crude oil at ISPRL’s underground oil storage facility at Padur in Karnataka.
  • The Padur storage facility has a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes.

Indian-Indonesian Navy bilateral exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ begins

  • The inaugural edition of Indian Navy -Indonesian Navy Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ got underway in Surabaya, Indonesia.
  • Indian Naval Ship (INS) Rana arrived at the port of Surabaya to participate in the exercise.
  • INS Rana is of the Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.

Binny Bansal resigns as CEO of Flipkart Group

  • Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal has resigned as CEO of Flipkart Group.
  • Kalyan Krishnamurthy will continue to be CEO of Flipkart.
  • Walmart recently became the new owner of the e-commerce company.

Satyarup Siddhanta becomes first Indian to climb Mt Giluwe

  • Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta became the first Indian to climb Mt Giluwe.
  • Mt Giluwe is the second highest mountain in Papua New Guinea.
  • The summit of the mountain is at an elevation of 4,367 metres.

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