Partha Sarathi Biwas is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express with 10+ years of experience in reporting on Agriculture, Commodities and Developmental issues. He has been with The Indian Express since 2011 and earlier worked with DNA....Read More
Partha Sarathi Biwas is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express with 10+ years of experience in reporting on Agriculture, Commodities and Developmental issues. He has been with The Indian Express since 2011 and earlier worked with DNA. Partha's report about Farmers Producer Companies (FPC) as well long pieces on various agricultural issues have been cited by various academic publications including those published by the Government of India. He is often invited as a visiting faculty to various schools of journalism to talk about development journalism and rural reporting. In his spare time Partha trains for marathons and has participated in multiple marathons and half marathons.
Dec 13, 2023 13:30 IST
In both lahsun and pyaaz, a real respite to consumers can come only after March, when their rabi...
Thu, Dec 14, 2023
Dec 10, 2023 10:39 IST
Karen Anand talks about the way Pune has been experimenting with new cuisines and venturing out to...
Mon, Dec 11, 2023
Dec 10, 2023 04:07 IST
Soon after the decision to ban the exports till March 31, 2024, prices of onion saw a sharp...
Sun, Dec 10, 2023
Dec 09, 2023 05:51 IST
As he scanned through the injured at the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital in Pimpri, who were...
Sat, Dec 09, 2023
Dec 08, 2023 03:42 IST
Less labour and assured buyback are the two main reasons why 250 farmers like Nawadekar in Jalgaon...
Fri, Dec 08, 2023
Dec 06, 2023 04:23 IST
Farm suicide constitutes around 7-8 per cent of the total suicides reported in the...
Wed, Dec 06, 2023
Dec 04, 2023 18:51 IST
The suicide of a 16-year-old Ujjain teenager once again sheds light on the kind of bullying queer...
Wed, Dec 06, 2023
Dec 04, 2023 17:53 IST
Bharat Digole, president of the Maharashtra State Onion Producers’ Organisation, said the firming...
Tue, Dec 05, 2023
Dec 03, 2023 03:49 IST
All children of waste pickers are eligible for the scholarship under the centrally-sponsored...
Tue, Dec 05, 2023
Dec 02, 2023 16:24 IST
All children of waste pickers are eligible for Rs 3,000 under the centrally-sponsored scheme but it...
Sun, Dec 03, 2023
Dec 01, 2023 15:51 IST
On Friday, members of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana jumped onto the mill’s cane feed belt in...
Sat, Dec 02, 2023
Nov 29, 2023 18:13 IST
One reason could be due to misinformation about PMFBY scheme wherein farmers are under the...
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
Nov 29, 2023 10:03 IST
Khanna (38) has been accused of assaulting her husband Nikhil (36) in his face, which led to...
Wed, Nov 29, 2023
Nov 28, 2023 04:35 IST
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde issued directions to conduct panchnama of the crop loss on a war...
Tue, Nov 28, 2023
Nov 27, 2023 17:52 IST
On Monday, the average price of the bulb at Lasalgaon--the country's largest wholesale onion market...
Tue, Nov 28, 2023
Nov 26, 2023 13:06 IST
For Anil Lamba, a globe-trotting finance trainer, Pune remains the home even after all these years...
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
Nov 19, 2023 11:56 IST
The series of droughts from 2013 to 2015 forced farmers to turn to onions which grew in a shorter...
Sun, Nov 19, 2023
Nov 16, 2023 12:46 IST
Farmers in Hatkanagle and Shirol have stopped the harvest and transporting of cane; sugar mills in...
Thu, Nov 16, 2023
Nov 13, 2023 20:34 IST
The procurement price of milk with 3.5 per cent fat and 8.5 per cent SNF (solid not fat) in...
Tue, Nov 14, 2023
Nov 10, 2023 05:07 IST
Former MP and Sanghtana founder Raju Shetti, who is on a sit-in at Jaisinghpur, has said mils would...
Fri, Nov 10, 2023
Nov 10, 2023 05:06 IST
The price of eggs has shot up following a significant dip in production due to back-to-back months...
Fri, Nov 10, 2023
Nov 08, 2023 16:21 IST
Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana founder Raju Shetti is demanding an extra payment of Rs 400 per...
Wed, Nov 08, 2023
Nov 05, 2023 16:02 IST
In most metro cities, onion has touched the Rs 80/kg mark, with more escalation expected. A look at...
Sun, Nov 05, 2023
Nov 02, 2023 17:55 IST
The Maharashtra government has allowed the sugar mill owners to start harvesting programmes from...
Fri, Nov 03, 2023
Nov 01, 2023 23:38 IST
With all mills expected to face financial losses due to below capacity crushing, this high number...
Thu, Nov 02, 2023