Baggy is no longer just a trend; it’s a shift in how people want to wear their denim. The Levi’s brand embraces this with a modern take on loose fits that feel effortless yet intentional. From relaxed jeans to oversized layers, these silhouettes make a statement without trying too hard. This season, baggy is about redefining comfort, confidence and personal style on one’s own terms.

Levi’s unveils ‘Easy in Levi’s’, fronted by Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh, celebrating a cultural shift towards loose, effortless denim.
The campaign highlights new silhouettes like Baggy Dad Barrel, XL Straight, 578 Baggy, and Extra Baggy, combining ease, movement, and confidence, redefining personal style with modern, oversized fits that reflect freedom, creativity, and self-expression.

Alia Bhatt brings her signature authenticity and global style sensibility to her first campaign for the Levi’s brand. Leading the women’s denim narrative, she wears the Baggy Dad Barrel, a fresh take on a cult favorite with its sculpted ease, curved outseam, and slouchy attitude. Also featured is the XL Straight, a clean, 90s-inspired silhouette with a strong, minimal presence that feels both nostalgic and current. These two fits join the brand’s much loved ’94 Baggy and High Loose that lean into the loose and relaxed trend with a flattering silhouette.

Diljit Dosanjh returns with his unmistakable flair, continuing to champion freedom of movement and individuality through denim. He takes on the 578 Baggy, a laid-back fit with relaxed proportions and stacked detail as well as the Extra Baggy, an exaggerated silhouette that blends expression and ease in equal measure. Rooted in the streetwear aesthetic and embraced by a new generation, the Extra Baggy redefines comfort and confidence, offering room to move while making a bold style statement. With its oversized proportions and effortless drape, it embodies the cultural shift towards fluidity, creativity, and personal freedom in fashion today.

With Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh at the helm, Easy in Levi’s captures a cultural shift that embraces silhouettes designed for individuality and ease. It’s about comfort that doesn’t compromise on personal style. The rise of baggy signals a move toward self-expression that prioritizes ease over restriction, confidence over conformity. Today’s denim wearers aren’t looking to fit in, they’re dressing to stand out, to move freely, and to feel like their most authentic selves. Baggy fits embody that energy: relaxed, self-assured, and unapologetically bold. It continues to be a silhouette that doesn’t just follow trends but leads a cultural reset in how one wears their denim.

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Goyal said LDB 2.0 will provide critical insights into the availability of facilities and infrastructure across the logistics ecosystem.

India yesterday launched the Logistics fa Data Bank (LDB) 2.0 and the Industrial Park Rating System (IPRS) 3.0.
LDB 2.0 will enable real-time tracking and assessment of logistics performance, supporting better planning, higher efficiency and cost reduction.
IPRS 3.0 aims at further strengthening India’s industrial ecosystem and enhance the competitiveness of industrial infrastructure.

The system will enable real-time tracking and assessment of logistics performance, supporting better planning, higher efficiency and cost reduction, according to a release from his ministry.

He said the initiative will serve as an important tool for both industry and government to strengthen competitiveness, improve supply chain management and make logistics in India more efficient and business-friendly.

Developed by NICDC Logistics Data Services (NLDSL), LDB 2.0 is a significantly enhanced logistics tracking platform that enables export container tracking on high seas along with multi-modal shipment visibility.

It also offers multi-modal visibility across road, rail, and sea using container, truck or trailer numbers, as well as railway FNRs (used to track consignments) through integration with the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP).

A live container heat map provides location-based views of container distribution across the country, helping stakeholders and policymakers identify imbalances and respond proactively to potential bottlenecks.

Developed by the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) with support from the Asian Development Bank, the IPRS 3.0 initiative aims at further strengthening India’s industrial ecosystem and enhance the competitiveness of industrial infrastructure.

Goyal said the government is developing 20 plug-and-play industrial parks and smart cities under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme  (NICDC), with four already completed, four under active construction and the remaining at various stages of bidding and tendering.

He said that the launch of IPRS 3.0 will help assess and benchmark facilities, infrastructure, and competitiveness of industrial parks across the country.

The initiative will provide stakeholders with reliable data, encourage best practices and support the creation of world-class infrastructure.

Building on the pilot phase in 2018 and IPRS 2.0 in 2021, the third edition introduces an expanded framework with new parameters, including sustainability, green infrastructure, logistics connectivity, digitalization, skill linkages and enhanced tenant feedback.

Under IPRS 3.0, industrial parks will be benchmarked and categorised as leaders, challengers and aspirers based on their performance across key indicators. This will provide investors with transparent and credible information, foster healthy competition among states and union territories, and guide policymakers in designing targeted interventions.

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The 30-per cent US tariff poses a significant threat to South Africa’s economy grappling with growth challenges and high unemployment. It could also lead to substantial job losses.

South African trade minister Parks Tau recently met US trade representative Jamieson Greer in Washington, DC, to discuss a rollback of the high tariffs imposed by the US administration.
The 30-per cent tariff poses a significant threat to South Africa’s economy grappling with growth challenges and high unemployment.
Both sides want to set up a road map for future engagement.

Both sides want to set up a road map for future engagement and resolve ongoing trade and diplomatic issues.

While South Africa’s trade ministry reported a constructive meeting, US trade officials have been silent on the deliberations.

Trump earlier accused the South African government of discrimination against the white minority, affecting bilateral relations.

The United States remains a key trade and investment partner for South Africa, with bilateral trade at $15.1 billion in 2024, the American Chamber of Commerce’s chapter in the country reported.

South Africa’s exports to the United States were valued at $8.2 billion in 2024; while US imports into the former were worth $6.9 billion. There are over 600 US companies in South Africa and more than 22 South African companies in the United States.

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