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Current affairsIndia's First Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution Link: QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar Demonstrate 5.56 km QKDQNu Labs, in collaboration with BISAG-N (Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics) and IIT Gandhinagar, has demonstrated India's first free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link over 5.56 km, achieving a quantum bit error rate (QBER) below 5% and a secure key rate of 230–260 bits per second — a foundational step toward India's quantum-secure communication network. Current affairsNIXI-APNIC MoU 2026: India Strengthens Internet Routing Security with IPv6 and RPKI PartnershipThe National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on September 8, 2026, at the APNIC 62 Conference in Mumbai. The agreement aims to strengthen India's internet routing security through IPv6 deployment, RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure) adoption, and establishment of an APNIC RPKI repository mirror in India — hosted by NIXI. Current affairsSupreme Court Issues Nationwide Directions on Digital Arrest Scams; Directs RBI to Frame Mule Account SOPThe Supreme Court of India, on August 5, 2026, issued a fresh set of nationwide directions to strengthen the response to digital arrest scams and cyber-enabled financial fraud. The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to frame and circulate a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for dealing with mule accounts and money laundering-linked bank accounts within four weeks.