The Google India announced that, a 14 year old Indian student has earned the prestigious Google Community Impact Award from Asia for developing a device that boosts fishermen's safety and productivity at the sea.

Advay Ramesh is a Class 10 student from Chennai's National Public School. He is also among 20 finalists shortlisted to compete for a $50,000 scholarship from Google.

Ramesh said in a statement that, "Winning the Google Community Impact Award means a lot to me, it would help me learn more and develop my idea further."

Ramesh created the device named "FishErmen Lifeline Terminal (FELT)" hand-held terminal uses the Standard Position Services (SPS). It is an open service without encryption provided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System to boost safety and productivity of  fishermen at the sea.

Ramesh said in his project description, that, "I have often read news about the troubles encountered by fishermen in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. They have to stay at sea for many days to do their work. Sometimes, Sri Lankan forces arrest them for crossing the International Maritime Boundary line. Location-based information can provide many valuable services to these fishermen to handle these situations."

"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," said a Google spokesperson.

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