Huma Nisar
Huma Nisar is Associate Editor at Views and News-
India
Pakistan home to two million Indian migrants
Wagah Border trade and travel crossing, Photo: Kamran Ali via Wikimedia Commons Nearly half of India’s migrants are in just three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and the United States, Pew Research Center said in... -
Culture Conversation
International students contributed $ 32 billion to US economy last year
Georgetown University, Photo by Lucas Cantor, Wikimedia Commons For the United States, the impact of international students and exchanges has only amplified in recent years. Besides infusing new intellectual capital into the U.S. academic environment each... -
Development
Gaming and artificial intelligence are allies in search for inclusive progress
The Global Festival of Ideas for Sustainable Development in Bonn, Germany. Photo: photothek/Ina Fassbender, Courtesy United Nations What is the name of the game? Playable Policy Conference. But what is the end goal? Development. The first... -
Nature
Cherry blossom peak bloom in D.C. just two weeks away
Photo Credit: Aziz Ahmed Early Spring warming means early Cherry Blossoms bloom – just two weeks from now. The National Park Service has confirmed the peak bloom at Washington Tidal Basin will be a lot earlier,... -
Internet
‘Next Generation 5G mobile systems promise lightning Internet speed ‘
For users of the Internet, disaffected with the now-fine-now-patience-testing pace of communication, a hopeful news emerged Wednesday : work on the next generation mobile networks, 5G mobile systems, is on track to provide lightning speed by... -
Health
Eating more fruits and vegetables key to healthy, longer life : Study
FEATURED IMAGE Common culinary fruits, Photo Credit Bill Ebbesen via Wikimedia Commons The key to healthy and longer life may lie in a combination of enough fruit and vegetable intakes, according to latest findings by a... -
Donald Trump
Trump picks Gen McMaster as National Security Adviser
Photo : Screenshot/Official White House video President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Lt. Gen Herbert Raymond McMaster as National Security Adviser, hailing the military officer as man of “tremendous talent and tremendous experience.” McMaster replaces Michael... -
Climate Change
Heatwave in winter melts Arctic and Antarctic sea ice to record lows
Polar Bears near North Pole, Photo by Chief Yeoman Alphonso Braggs, US-Navy via Wikimedia Commons A heatwave blowing over the Arctic pole in winter? Not a sci fi movie. Nor even an improbable dystonia of climatic... -
Agriculture
New study explains how olive oil keeps heart healthy
Olives at a market in Toulon, France, Photo by David Monniaux via Wikimedia Commons The traditional Mediterranean diet is usually popular for being low-fat and fiber-rich, with fish, vegetables, fruits and olive oil as some of... -
Nature
Fishing: Give oceans a break or lose billions each year
A White Shark and other fish, Photo by Terry Goss via Wikimedia Commons Fishing on an unprecedented large scale needs to be restrained in order to produce healthy catch and bring additional billions to the developing...