Arvind Singh

If you are an early career biogeochemical oceanographer and would like to review a manuscript, please drop me a message. I’m editing for @theAGU's JGR-Oceans and in the need of reviewers across the globe. (1/2)

Excellent opportunity for Undergraduate (BSc/BTech) and Postgraduate (MSc/MTech) students and college teachers to learn from Experts working in cutting-edge research environment at @PRLAhmedabad @isro @IndiaDST @CSIR_IND @ugc_india @moesgoi @PMOIndia @InfosysPrize @iitbombay

#UPSCResult2025 reveals 0.16% success rate. 958 successful out of 5,76,793. No1 is a doctor who wanted to become IAS, the day he joined as doctor, bcs he realised a babu rules over Doctor also. The second is a deputy collector who after graduation in 2018 as an NCC cadet in college, planned to join IPS - so 8 years tapasya. Third Akansh who came to me for mock interview, planned after school in 2018 to appear for UPSC. This is the opportunity cost of UPSC exams. From IITians and doctors, to the very best in land, waste years after years to join services to become babus and cops. Precious man-hours lost by brilliant men who leave aside the world of AI, Quantum computing, space tech, ocean engineering, banking, medical, housing, cyber - to join as babus and cops. Why! because of safety and unbridled power. And also bcs our Netas wanting to rule the junta in 5 year stints, need these 2 only. We are 90 years behind

World is building new LLM models, meanwhile In India CS graduate from IIT are busy clearing UPSC exams. It's not his fault but the system that rewards administrative power more than creative and technical skills. No wonder we have to buy robot from China to show in AI summit.

IIT comp science will now end up as a cop or customs officer. The fault is not this kids. He is doing what’s best for him because the system and structure he functions in disincentivises creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation. And then we wonder why India is not innovating fast enough, why manufacturing is suffering, where are the tech giants building tech that world wants. As long as something as unproductive and useless as IAS will be the dream of our best and brightest, and as long as these services remain the most privileged without any contribution whatsoever, the dream of viksit Bharat will remain a dream. Worse, we will keep asking for transfer of tech because we don’t want to put the brains and money into developing our own tech. Our brains will be happy pushing files, seeking and lobbying for their next posting, ensuring they get jobs where memsahib has a car to her disposal for shopping and a flat in Lutyens delhi as per their entitlement.

Today, on National Science Day, we celebrate the spirit of research, innovation and scientific curiosity that drives our nation forward. This day commemorates the groundbreaking discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir CV Raman. This discovery placed Indian research firmly on the global map. We reaffirm our resolve to empower our youth, strengthen research ecosystems and harness science and technology for national development and global good.

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🌊 Science for society takes center stage at #OSM2026 in Glasgow (22–27 Feb). Early career researchers will spotlight critical findings on ocean deoxygenation, cryosphere governance, and marine carbon dynamics — advancing knowledge that strengthens climate resilience worldwide.

🎉 New paper published! 🎉 We show that the Arabian Sea OMZ laterally expanded during the LGM and contracted during the deglaciation, highlighting a strong climate control on past ocean deoxygenation. 🌊🧪 @avarvind @abulqasim_azmi @GSDN_PRL @theAGU agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

@sanjeevsanyal These must be Noctiluca Scintillations that are common only during winter in the northern Arabian Sea.

This is quite something. Phyto plakton glow in the dark when the sea-water is disturbed. So we pulled in buckets of water and threw them back into the sea to be treated to this amazing fireworks display!!

December issue out now: including content on the 2025 Sagaing earthquake, Great Atlantic 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮 Belt, Miocene climate of Greenland, and more! nature.com/ngeo/volumes/1…

My latest #TharoorThink column in the @IndianExpress looks at #COP30 and what the Global South might seek from it:

It's fascinating that three of the most important developments in Indian science happened not in a laboratory or lecture hall, but in the most unlikely of places, on board a ship on an ocean voyage. The first was in 1893, on a voyage from Yokohama to Vancouver, when Swami Vivekananda met Jamsetji Tata & inspired him to create an institute that merged the humanism of the east with the science and Technology of the west. That's how the Indian Institute of Science started. In 1930, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar won a scholarship to study at Cambridge & while aboard the ship to England did the bulk of the work on the Chandrashekhar Limit for stars, for which he would later be awarded a Nobel Prize. This was, amazingly, before his 20th birthday. And in 1921, 9 years earlier, CV Raman, returning home from Oxford on a sea voyage was dazzled by the deep blue of the Mediterranean and decided to study the scattering of Light. The 'Raman Effect' won him a Nobel Prize in 1930. Raman was so confident of getting the Nobel Prize after missing out in 1928 and 1929 that he booked his ocean voyage tickets to Sweden months before he knew he had won. 137th birth anniversary of CV Raman today.

JGR–Oceans is looking for new Editors! If your expertise spans Lagrangian dynamics, ocean color remote sensing, air–sea coupling, sea level, circulation theory, or ocean change — we want to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of ocean science! l1nq.com/p8UWM

What is ocean acidification? Full animation coming soon. Stay tuned! #MedCalRes #SciComm #oceanacidification #oceanwarming #marinecalcifiers @AgEInves @CienciaGob @goa_on

Heartiest Congratulations, Dr. Waliur Rahaman! NCPOR is delighted to share that Dr. Waliur Rahaman, Scientist F, NCPOR-Goa, has been honoured with the prestigious Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar – Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB) Award 2025 in Earth Sciences. This national recognition celebrates his outstanding contributions to Polar and Ocean Sciences and serves as an inspiration for young researchers to pursue excellence in scientific innovation and discovery. #NCPOR #MoES #ScienceForNation #RashtriyaVigyanPuraskar #ShantiSwarupBhatnagarAward #EarthSciences #PolarResearch #OceanScience @DrJitendraSingh @moesgoi @Ravi_MoES @TMeloth @PIB_India @PIB_Panaji

🗓️Save the Date! TPSF & partners announce the 2nd TREVOR Symposium, jointly with the 3rd SAFARI Symposium — 4–7 Nov 2026 at CMFRI, Kochi, India 🇮🇳 📚 Training course: 27–31 Oct 2026 at INCOIS, Hyderabad 🧪 Field trip & lab: 1–3 Nov 2026 at CUSAT, Kochi #TPSF2026 #SAFARI2026

Five years ago, on 7 Sept, we lost Prof. Govind Swarup, the visionary behind ORT & GMRT, and founder of radio astronomy in India. His legacy lives on through his instruments & generations he inspired. As a humble tribute, we share this short video: youtube.com/watch?v=GTmZUj…

"American science has no need to be "Restored" to a "Gold Standard:" American science has already set the "Gold Standard" for scientific research and publishing for over 80 years." Read the full Editorial by the #AGUPubs Editors-in-Chief: doi.org/10.1029/2025AV…

On board SA Agulhas, a team of PRL researchers, investigated ocean alkalinity enhancement, a marine CO2 removal approach that could help counter ocean acidification. For more details..nature.com/articles/d4415…