CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Under a new agreement to promote cooperation in the field of archiving, Portugal has handed over a collection of documents known as ‘Moncoes do Reino’ (Monsoon correspondence) to India.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Archives Bihar state archives-established in Patna in 1912 as the Civil secretariat record room. Delhi archives-established in New Delhi in 1972. Goa state archives-established in Panaji on 25 February 1595 by Diogo do Couto and was called “Torre do Tombo do Estado da India".

Detailed explanation-3: -The genesis of the National Archives of India may be traced back to the year 1860 when Sandeman, the Civil Auditor, in his report stressed the need of relieving the offices of congestion by destruction of the papers of routine nature and transfer of all valuable records to a ‘Grand Central Archive’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The National Archives of India is the custodian of the records of enduring value of the Government of India. Established on 11 March, 1891 at Calcutta (Kolkata) as the Imperial Record Department, it is the biggest archival repository in South Asia.

Detailed explanation-5: -The National Archives of India has three Records Centre catering to the different regions of the country.