Mangaluru: Indian Design School's “IDS Design Fest” on Feb 5-6
Mangaluru: The Indian Design School is hosting its first “IDS Design Fest” on the 5th and 6th of February 2020.
The IDS Design Fest is first of its kind inter-college design festival in Mangalore, focused around design - specifically interior design.
This event will be witnessing the participation of more than 100 students from various colleges in and around Mangalore competing against each other in various fun-filled, exciting events meant to bring out the best of skills and the creative side of the participants. All the events are organized by the students of IDS with over months of preparations.
In addition to the competitions, the Design Fest will also involve workshops and design talks for boosting the knowledge base and skillset of the students. The design talks, popularly known as “Design Celebration” at IDS, invites award-winning, celebrated architects and interior designers across the country for conducting talks on design, projects and professional practice. All-in-all, the IDS Design Fest is organized to serves as a platform for design students for the exchange of ideas and knowledge, exhibit their skills and talent while inspire young and creative minds to achieve excellence.
The IDS Design Fest will be proceeded by the ‘Interior Design Wow Awards’ or IDWA, on Friday 7th February, 2020 from 6:00 in the evening. IDWA is a platform that recognizes the excellence of the work in the field of design which have taken a step beyond the practical purpose of a building.
The awards encompass the works of both professionals and design students. Winners of the Design Fest will also be awarded during this event. IDWA also includes the “Lifetime Achievement Award” which is presented for the meritorious contribution in the field of design.
The idea of “knowledge sharing” is carry-forwarded in the award night too, where the award-winning architect, Ar. Gayathri Shetty, from the well-known, Bangalore-based architectural firm – Gayathri And Namith Associates will be sharing her insights on professional practice in architectural and interior design for both design professional and students. Students and professionals are already geared-up for this “never-before-experience packed with fun and learning.”
IDWA is sponsored by the AK Group of companies, along with Apple Ply and the Indian Design School who have been providing it a constant support over the years.
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US renews sanctions waiver for purchase of Russian oil
Washington (PTI): The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after it ruled out renewal of the special measure.
The US Department of Treasury issued an order late Friday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil that is already at sea on or before April 17 through May 16.
Earlier, the US had granted an exemption from sanctions to India for buying Russian oil for a month beginning March 5. A few days later, a similar waiver was extended to several other countries, which ended on April 11.
The general licence issued by the US on Friday does not authorise any transaction involving a person, entity or joint venture located in Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or parts of Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington would not be renewing the waiver for Russian oil and another for Iranian oil.
The previous waiver of sanctions had made available 140 million barrels of Russian oil already loaded on ships to global markets as prices soared against the backdrop of the US war with Iran.
"Effective April 17, 2026, General License No. 134A, which was dated March 19, 2026 and expired on April 11, 2026, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 134B," said the order issued by the Department of Treasury.
