Today’s Articles for The Hindu Daily Digest
Editorials For Discussion
1. The missing link in India’s battery waste management
As the first step, it is essential that India ensures the adoption of fair Extended Producer Responsibility floor pricing.
2. A random number generator using quantum physics and a blockchain
While a new study isn’t the first to describe how quantum phenomena can be used to generate random numbers, the technique also incorporates blockchains. As a result, the technique is fully traceable and certifiable by independent parties, making it the first of its kind.
3. Bangladesh, a year after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster
4. India’s pandemic toll remains elusive
5. IAF’s unending fighter conundrum
Why have the MiG-21 fighter jets been called ‘flying coffins’? Why has the induction of Mk-1A jets been delayed? How many jets does the Indian Air Force intend to induct in the next two decades? Are the engines for India’s fifth generation fighter aircraft going to be indigenously developed?