Scientists awarded: Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi
Field of study: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Reason for the award: Their work on developing MOFs, which have significant potential in areas like clean energy storage, carbon capture, and advanced material science.
About Chemistry Nobel Prize 2024
Co-winners: David Baker, John Jumper, Briton Demis
They are scientists from the United States of America (USA)
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was
awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering
how the immune system decides what to attack or protect.
Additional Information:
American Scientists Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun were awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2024
On 30 October 2025, Pakistani security forces killed 22
terrorists, including the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP)
second-in-command, in three separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and
Balochistan.
Four terrorists, including the “high-value target” Amjad
alias Mazahim, were killed.
Additional Info:
According to ISPR, Amjad was a deputy to TTP chief Noor
Wali Mehsud and headed the group’s Rehbari Shura.
He was wanted by law enforcement agencies and carried a
Rs5 million bounty.
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to continue a ceasefire
between the two countries following a rapid deterioration of ties and a brief
conflict along their shared border.
