By Our Staff Reporter
Dehradun, 24 Dec: The Hindi magazine, ‘Vikalp’, of CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, was released on Monday. The magazine is showcases the institute’s research and development activities, as well as literary works.
The release of the magazine was done during the meeting of the institute’s Rajbhasha Implementation Committee. The meeting was chaired by Dr Harendra Singh Bisht, Director of IIP.
The magazine’s second issue of 2024 features articles on various topics, including the conversion of waste plastic into transportation fuel, advanced indigenous visbreaking technology, and the depletion of groundwater. The issue also includes poems and literary works.
Editor of ‘Navodit Pravah’, Rajneesh Trivedi ‘Alok’, was the Guest of Honour at the function.
Someshwar Pandey, Member-Secretary and Senior Hindi Officer, conducted the meeting and presented a report on the institute’s Rajbhasha activities and achievements during the past quarter.
Rajneesh Trivedi ‘Alok’ congratulated the Director and the IIP family on receiving the first prize (Rajbhasha Shield) from the Town Official Language Implementation Committee (Office-2), Dehradun, and shared his experiences on Rajbhasha implementation.
Dr Harendra Singh Bisht, Director of IIP, emphasised the importance of each employee’s contribution to the implementation of Rajbhasha Hindi and encouraged everyone to work more in the language.
The event concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Someshwar Pandey and the presentation of a plant, shawl, and memento to Rajneesh Trivedi ‘Alok’ by the Director of IIP.