Indian wins world’s Largest pre-college science competition in US
20 May,Washington
An Indian boy has won the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides.
Prashant Ranganathan, a 12th grader from Jamshedpur, alongwith over 20 high school students from various parts of India, participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
He said, his project will actually help farmers in biodegrading the pesticide which is plaguing the country. Four Indian-Americans received top awards in various categories.
Over 1700 students from across the world participated in the week-long event which concluded in Washington yesterday.