UNGA adopts India sponsored resolution on multilingualism

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language for the first time.

The resolution urges United Nations to continue spreading vital communications and messages in both official and non-official languages, including Hindi. For the first time, Hindi language is mentioned in the resolution besides Bangla and Urdu. Multilingualism is acknowledged as a basic principle of United Nation