Shipping emissions levy shelved as countries bow to US pressure

Under intense pressure from Donald Trump’s government, countries have postponed plans to force shipowners to start paying for the damage they do to the climate. US officials were accused of “bullying” and “intimidation”, as nations met in London...

UAE corporate tax: How to account for your inventory

Often, this column is guided by the questions business owners ask me. Today, I want to discuss stock – by that I mean inventory rather than shares. The UAE is noted for its wholesale and retail sectors, so a great many businesses should be...

How GaN technology can fire up your charging game

This industry-wide shift was justified by a dual narrative of environmental stewardship and consumer convenience. The official reasoning, led by Apple, focused on reducing electronic waste, arguing that most users already have a drawer full of old...

BM Property: Logistics leasing skyrockets as Bengaluru leads surge

Updated: Oct 18, 2025, 06:00 IST Bengaluru has emerged as a key hub for India’s booming industrial and logistics (I&L) real estate sector, with leasing activity touching 5.7 million sq ft in the first nine months of 2025, according to CBRE South...

AI on the S’pore menu: F&B firms use tech to suggest drinks for health, create salad bowls and more

SINGAPORE – Cannot decide what drink to get? Just look in the mirror. At Chinese tea brand Luli Singapore, a facial scan via its artificial intelligence (AI) mirror can tell you what herbal brew to order. At its Marina Square outlet, two...

International community falls short of adopting landmark rules to cut shipping emissions

NZF still ’very much alive’ With years of negotiations behind the shipping decarbonisation amendments that include the NZF, and an April 2025 vote that approved the amendments to Marpol, the move to adjourn was not widely expected. But during a...

4 storage layouts that beat a single big SSD

These days, when someone builds a new PC, the norm is to get a single large SSD to handle all of their storage needs — OS, games, documents, media collection, backups, and more. SSD prices aren't prohibitive anymore, so it makes sense to just buy...

JSW Energy Q2 profit drops 17% to ₹705 crore amid rising expenses

New Delhi, JSW Energy on Friday said its consolidated net profit declined over 17 per cent year-on-year to ₹705 crore in September quarter, weighed down by a surge in expenses. It had clocked a net profit (profit after tax or PAT) of ₹853 crore in...

Logistics disruptions cost global tech sector $16bn annually

A latest study by DP World has found that disruptions in logistics services result in annual losses of about $16bn for the global technology sector. The research surveyed senior leaders at technology companies, including those in consumer...

Logistics cost to drop to single digit by year-end: Gadkari

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said on Friday that India’s logistics cost is set to fall to single digit by December 2025, and called it a milestone in the nation’s pursuit of global competitiveness. Addressing a...

US Intimidation Leaves Future of Shipping Uncertain But Appetite for Green Future Remains

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Vote to adopt the Net-Zero Framework postponed for one year. Negotiations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have ended in the postponement of the vote to...

Flash Storage vs SSD: The Key Differences

Flash storage vs SSD — it’s a comparison that often confuses people shopping for faster, more reliable storage solutions. At first glance, the two terms might seem interchangeable since both use flash memory to store data. However, they serve...

RIL profit up 16% in Q2 on better O2C, retail play

Mumbai : Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), India’s most-valued listed company, reported a 16% growth in profit in the September quarter from the year earlier on the back of marginal improvements across its key businesses: oil-to-chemicals (O2C),...

US torpedo global deal to cut shipping emissions

India voted in favour of adjournment, a government official confirmed. “It was totally a call of the Ministry of External Affairs,” he added.MUMBAI: India was among the 57 member states who voted on Friday to delay by one year the adoption of what...

Corporate Metamorphosis of Latin American Organized Crime

They are no longer simple drug trafficking networks, Latin American cartels have mutated into transnational criminal corporations (TCCs): global empires with diversified operations, sophisticated business structures, and immense technological...

Typhoon Recovery: U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage across Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 17, 2025-- U-Haul ® Company of Alaska has made all of its 11 Company facilities across the state available to provide 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box ® container usage to support displaced residents...

Realme GT 8 Pro battery size, charging capabilities officially confirmed

Realme will announce the Realme GT 8 and GT 8 Pro on Oct. 21 in China. Before launch, the company has been busy teasing key details about both smartphones. The following poster released by the brand today confirms the GT 8 Pro’s battery size and...

Task performance of Engineering Company Rotation 3, L2FH Rotation 6 praised

Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Defense Minister, Head of the Intersectoral Working Group and Head of the Ministry of National Defense’s Steering Board on Participation in U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, chaired the event. In September 2024,...

US, Saudi Arabia, others stop proposed global fee on shipping emissions

The U.S. successfully blocked the passage of a deal that would’ve established internationally mandated emission reduction targets in the shipping industry. American leadership felt the deal would’ve raised prices for consumers due to projected...

Company involved in Ontario medical supply shortages received skills development funding

The Ford government is facing questions over why an Ontario company, involved in a shortage of medical supplies for elderly and palliative care patients, received millions of dollars from a controversial provincial fund to reskill workers....