Slum Soccer is a FIFA-awarded Football for Development organization that uses football as a tool to educate, empower and provide opportunities to diverse and underprivileged communities throughout India. Founded in 2001, the NGO has been working since the past two decades to bring underprivileged children to make them confident of standing up on their own two feet. Not only does the NGO focus on the training and fitness of the academy members, but it has also made imperative for all the children to pursue education, as most of the children…
Month: October 2018
The Famous Rafale Deal A Factsheet!
The Rafale was chosen in 2012 over rival companies from the United States, Europe and Russia. The step was needed to upgrade India’s ageing fleet. The original plan was that India would buy 18 off-the-shelf jets from France’s Dassault Aviation, with 108 others being assembled in India by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru – Dassault Rafale literally means “gust of wind” and “burst of fire” and is built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Rafale is intended to perform air supremacy,…