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China Visit 2017

Town infrastructure construction and management of land is necessary for all developing nations. By construction of towns the aim is to gradually increase in proportion of people living in urban areas and ultimately uplifting the overall living standard of the people. In the past the different ancient civilizations had planned settlements like that of Ancient Rome, Egypt, Ancient China, Indus valley, Mesopotamia and others. Now after the industrial revolution that started from England the modern cities started to be planned and then constructed around the world. During this process of urban planning we should consider the following major elements such as the development and use of land, planning permission, protection and use of the environment, public welfare, design of urban environment, including air, water, and the infrastructures passing in and out of urban areas such as transportation, communication and distributed networks. The technical aspects are crucial  during u...

Let’s live in peace and embrace diversity

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photo courtesy: dreamstime May there be peace in the heavens, peace in the atmosphere, peace on the earth. Let there be coolness in the water, healing in the herbs and peace radiating from the trees. Let there be harmony in the planets and in the stars, and perfection in eternal knowledge. May everything in the universe be at peace. Let peace pervade everywhere, at all times. May I experience that peace within my own heart. - Yajurveda   The term 'peace' originates most recently from the Anglo-French ‘ pes’, and the Old French ‘ pais’ , both meaning "peace, reconciliation, silence, agreement". All the religions in the world advocate peace. Before thinking for world peace, at first we must focus on the term inner peace. Because inner peace is what we need at first in order to achieve peace in the world. Inner peace or peace of mind refers to a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace. Peace is the primary infrastructure for development. Many re...