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An online competition “The Google Science Fair” which was started in 2011 has been sponsored by companies like Google, CERN, Lego, National Geographic and the Scientific American. It is primarily meant for children between the age of 13 and 18. It gives away a grand prize of USD 50,000 in scholarship. The competition received entries in 15 languages; there were 90 regional and 20 global finalists short listed.

Google community Impact award is given for the projects that make a difference in the community of innovators which addresses environmental, health and resource management issues. The 13-year-old Odisha girl Lalita Prasida has won this award in the Google Science Fair.

Lalita from Delhi Public School, Damanjodi presented a project on a 'Low-cost bio absorbent', which aimed at cleaning through a simple and cost-effective way. She has developed a water purifier that works using waste corn cobs, which has won her an award of USD 10,000.

Lalita said that she was really excited to have won the Google Community Impact Award both for her school and her country as this will boost her insights and give her an opportunity to work further for solving local problems. The scholarship also gets her a year-long mentorship from the Scientific American to further help develop her project. 

A Google spokesperson said, "Young people such as Lalita can and have made significant contributions to solving some of today's greatest challenges. Through the Google Science Fair, we want to support and foster the next generation of scientists and engineers.