The world's first franchise-based rugby sevens league, the Rugby Premier League (RPL), will get under way in Mumbai in June, organisers Rugby India and GMR Sports said on Friday.
Players provide oxygen cylinders, ration to families in need.
Singapore is the fourth country in Pool F. The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the semi-finals.
India thus made it back into Group 4 from which they were relegated last year after losing to Thailand and Malaysia.
Set-piece expert Emil Vartazarian scored 22 points to pilot India to a resounding victory.
Rajyavardhan Rathore said that a games period will be made mandatory in schools after reducing the syllabus by 50 per cent by next year.
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