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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicDress Code

Topic: Dress Code

No jeans, khadi once a week — Maharashtra govt issues new dress code for state employees

Maharashtra says employees of the state, whether on contract or otherwise, are its representatives, and an inappropriate attire could malign the govt's public image.

No jeans, no cargo pants, Tripura govt tells its bureaucrats

In a govt memorandum, bureaucrats in Tripura have been asked to avoid casual attire on official duty. 

Income Tax Dept issues circular reprimanding younger employees for not dressing ‘modestly’

In a circular dated 2 March, the department said it was mostly the younger staff who reported to work in informal clothes and that the trend was ‘not acceptable’.

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.