India, Dec. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Under the chairmanship of Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; Minister of State for Earth Sciences; and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, a meeting of the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Earth Sciences was held today at Prithvi Bhavan, New Delhi.

The meeting deliberated extensively on promoting wider dissemination of scientific knowledge through Hindi, strengthening public participation, and further reinforcing the spirit of national unity.

Addressing the meeting, the Union Minister said that Hindi is not merely a language, but a powerful medium of national consciousnes...