Karthick Balasubramanian
@karthickbala
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Scientist @ari_pune, study diatoms diversity & distribution from biodiversity hotspots, scicomm in Tamil/அறிவியல், dad of 2 girls, rail fan, views are personal!
Pune, India
Joined July 2009
RT @Pavan_KumarGV: In 2 minutes, I try to explain what is scientific thinking. ft. Carl Sagan.
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Our work on #diatoms highlighted on the occasion of Van Mahotsav celebration.
Celebrating #VanMahotsav2025.Diatoms—nature’s tiny glassmakers, crafting exquisite silica shells. They are the unseen jewels of water, vital to ecosystems & silent indicators of aquatic health. @DrJitendraSingh @karandi65 @ari_pune @moefcc
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RT @AdhesionLab: Highlighting the wonderful work that the @ScienceActivity at @IISERPune is doing and the impact it is creating. https://….
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RT @IndiaDST: Celebrating #VanMahotsav2025 .Step into the wilderness of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot where crags & cliffs stand a….
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RT @BinitaPhartiyal: Hearty congratulations to Shubhanshu Shukla on becoming the first Indian Astronaut to go to International Space Statio….
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Continuing our work on surface and groundwater quality monitoring across the Western Ghats. Sharing glimpses of our team in action – analysing samples, and interacting with local communities. #WesternGhats #WaterQuality #CitizenScience #Fieldwork
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Fieldwork in the wild! 🌧️ Waterfalls in full flow, fallen trees blocking our path and winding roads through the mountains. Nature is dramatic and beautiful. #FieldworkDiaries #WesternGhats #MonsoonTrail #ScienceInAction
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RT @BinitaPhartiyal: Deadline Alert-just 5 Days for the Call for Session Proposals and Workshops/Trainings, for #INQUA2027! This is a chanc….
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RT @IndiaBiofilms: We are back in business! Kick-starting IBS activities with webinars from young researchers. Please join tomorrow to hear….
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🌧️ In the heart of the monsoon, our team is out collecting water and sediment samples—rain or shine! 🌊🌿.Also spending time with local communities to understand how they perceive changes in water quality. #MonsoonScience #WaterQuality #CitizenVoices #FieldworkIndia
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Once upon a time when I used to write in @tawiki.
@cobbaltt நீலான் in Tamil. Beautiful animal. I’ve seen in a top secret place in Delhi and then at IIT Kanpur. @karthickbala wrote a nice article on that in @tawiki way back in 2009! We subsequently started an Indian mammals project.
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RT @IndiaBiofilms: We are thrilled to share that IBS website is live now! Check : Become a member of this vibrant s….
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Our team is studying seasonal water quality and diatom communities from the headwaters of the Bhima River Basin — aiming to understand how stream health changes across time and space. #Diatoms #RiverEcology #BhimaRiver #FreshwaterScience
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RT @JagdishKrishna8: Fresh water ecosystems are one of the most threatened biomes on earth. We have aquatic ecologists, climate scientist….
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RT @JagdishKrishna8: I invite motivated ecologists and ecohydrologists to apply to the fully funded PhD programme. We have a network of lo….
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RT @_ADeshpande: One more reason to cheer the Chenab railway bridge: it is designed by a woman. 17 years of dedicated work by Madhavi Lata….
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RT @PNASNews: Diatoms are tiny but ecologically important eukaryotes. After over a million years of relative stasis, the lineage of diatoms….
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RT @SciResMatters: Why do blood vessels reach wounds, or cells in the eye form perfect radial patterns? A new research from @iitbombay shed….
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