This 14-year old Chennai boy won an award from Google

Google India has announced the prestigious Google Community Impact Award on Tuesday, i.e. July 19, honouring 14-year-old Advay Ramesh with the first position for producing a device that improves fishermen's safety and productivity. Who is Ramesh? A 14-year old boy who hails from Chennai and studies in class 10 at Chennai's National Public School He has won $10,000 and a year-long mentorship from Scientific American He is also among 20 finalists for a Google scholarship worth $50,000. About his project:

The project entitled, 'FishErmen Lifeline Terminal' (FELT), helps to improve fishermen safety and productivity using the Standard Position Services (SPS) "Winning the Google Community Impact Award means a lot to me, it would help me learn more and develop my idea further," mentioned in a PTI report. "It's imperative for us to support and encourage these young people to explore" "Young minds are inventive, thoughtful, and determined to try things that other people think are 'impossible.' It's imperative for us to support and encourage these young people to explore and challenge the world around them through scientific discovery," says a Google spokesperson. Last year, the grand prize was won by Olivia Hallisey (16) with her project 'Temperature-Independent, Portable, and Rapid Field Detection of Ebola via a Silk-Derived Lateral-Flow System'. About Global Science Fair: It is a global online science and engineering competition, which is open to individuals and teams between the age group of 13 to 18.