NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged all higher education institutions (HEIs) across the country to implement guidelines framed by the "Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti" (BBS) under the "Learn One More Bharatiya Bhasha" initiative, aimed at promoting multilingualism and strengthening cultural integration. BBS, a high-powered committee established in November 2021 by the Union education ministry, was formed to promote Indian languages as envisioned in National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. As part of the initiative, students will be "motivated" to learn one more Indian language besides their mother tongue, local language, or any language they have already studied. The directive, issued by UGC secretary Prof Manish R Jo...