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We all know the hassles that come with making preparations for a holiday. However, the most difficult thing is getting a visa for the destination we intend to visit. Going for a vacation outside India isn't just about packing your bags or choosing an exotic destination location, it is a rather long drawn affair and there is a lot of planning to do. The most important of them all is the procurement and management of visas to enter the country you plan to visit. To get that to happen, an interview at the respective consulate is imperative and despite hours of documentation, there is always the downright fatal chance of your visa being rejected. In order to solve this dreaded happening situation, how about visiting places that provide on arrival visa for Indian citizens? Sounds good, right? So here are 10 countries that offer visa on arrival for us, Indians:

This environment day, we come across a very disheartening news! The most revered river of our country, Ganga is now officially declared to be unfit for drinking and bathing as per CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board). Ganga is not just any river for most of the Indians, insteadit has been carrying a special spiritual significance.People from all over flock to take a dip in this 'holy' river. Leave apart drinking, but even bathing is considered detrimental now. As per their report, there are mere seven spots from where the river Ganga passes, which can be used for consumption after disinfection. Also, only 18 spots are being considered fit for bathing,whereas, 62 areas from where the river flows areunfit for the same purpose.

The Future BIM for infrastructure looks really bright in coming years, and personally are equipping ourselves to adopt common robust methodologies that provide both productivity for companies and also for those sustainable outcomes for infrastructure client organization and their clients, the public, as well.

MEP Systems Coordination for healthcare, including HVAC and fire protection systems for a healthcare facility entail strict controls for ventilation, filtration, pressurization, humidification, and temperature controls.

MEP Systems Coordination for healthcare, including HVAC and fire protection systems for a healthcare facility entail strict controls for ventilation, filtration, pressurization, humidification, and temperature controls.

Mumbai based architect Saket Sethi chisels out a metaphor for the Aditya Birla company, creating for them, their first world class R&D campus to spearhead a new generation of products and research… For a young architect to win his first large project (22 acre plot) - Aditya Birla Science and Technology Center (ABSTC) - that would not only reflect stalwart corporate ideology but also herald the new icon of its vicinity, is indeed a laudable task.

Learning is an on-going process. And especially for children below the age of six, the environment around them is a constant facilitator. Specialist designer for children' spaces, Kajal Gaba throws light on how balance is important and over-indulgence needs to be kept at bay, while designing learning space interiors for children. Check it out here.

Revit MEP Modeling, since inception, has been delivering an array of options to design ductwork models, however; there are several challenges that sheet metal fabricators face when modelling ductwork in Revit. Ductwork, unique in design for each of the structures and elements expose several challenges while designing.

Revit MEP by Autodesk is an established tool for ductwork modeling that addresses the core elements of a ductwork system, allowing a reasonably sound set of design drawings to be issued. Challenges for fabrication from Revit was a big area of concern, till the time Autodesk started addressing them; and now we see successful fabrication interoperability.

BIM is considered as a useful collaboration tool for real estate developers, architects, surveyors, contractors, engineers etc., as it helps them stay on the same page and coordinate all the activities. BIM - extended as a construction support service, increases productivity and translates projects into better project outcomes. http://goo.gl/1RSCtX

Specialist designer for children' spaces, Kajal Gaba begins a three-part series on "interior design for children". In this, part 1, she addresses the role of design in the holistic development of children age 0-6 years.

In the near future, the BIM era is likely to make way for District Information Modelling (DIM). To pave the path for others, Europe has undertaken projects involving multi-disciplinary teams from multiple nations with participants from diverse backgrounds including architecture, engineering, philosophy, politics, sociology and geography.

Architectural, Mechanical & Structural shop drawings are the three primary shop drawings required for any construction project. Contractors need construction drawings for residential and commercial projects works such as renovation, retrofitting, construction of new structure and so on so forth. 2D construction drawings from 3d models are useful in making estimate of the building plan.

It is challenging specially for those who enjoy working with architects and other design professional, who have great passion for understanding design and building process.

It is challenging specially for those who enjoy working with architects and other design professional, who have great passion for understanding design and building process.

The fourth in succession, CitizenM's up-for-grabs offer of "luxury on a budget" recently opened doors to Banksiders in London and has swept away the World Architecture Festival Award for Hotel/Leisure for year 2013…

If you are having poor credit or no credit scores you would find a great difficulty to fetch for loans in the past. However, you don't need to worry for because there is one of the best monetary assistance available that is payday loans for bad credit. With the help of these financial loans scheme you simply handle all your sudden and unforeseen fiscal worries within short time.

Using #natural #elements as a guiding force, #TheGridArchitects designs a series of visually connected homes for a large #family on a #singleplot, fostering the need for #privacy as much as that for familial bonding

Many of you out there might be having a penchant for South Indian food. However hard we try, the idli, dosas, sambar, chutneys that we make at home by using any world class masala, is nowhere closer to that authentic drool worthy taste which makes us frantically search for the typical South Indian restaurants. We have made the job easier for you by bucket listing some of the best South Indian restaurants to satiate your hunger pangs!

Did you know that an Indian passport allows you to travel to 63 countries and territories without the hassles of applying for a travel visa in advance? These 63 countries and territories permit Indian passport holders to enter without visa or obtain visa-on-arrival (VOA), thus simplifying the whole experience of traveling abroad whether for work or for leisure.

We are not trying to create any hoax, nor do we intend to create any hype for no reason! A report by Australia's Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration (BNCCR) claims that we have just another 31 years after which the climate change will cause more than 90 percent of humans to wipe out. So, if we do not mend our ways in harming the climate, by 2050, the human race will cease to exist!

The signature of citizenM hotel by @concrete-architectural-associates now dots the Paris skyline for the third time; once again making for a complete hospitality experience for the discerning traveler. Check out the story here and leave us your views…