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.
Oct 25, 2023 20:18 IST
Sharad Joshi, the late farm leader, had tried to unite the farmers under one banner but his...
Wed, Oct 25, 2023Oct 20, 2023 12:19 IST
The NCP may have undergone a vertical split but the party worker on the field is still with Sharad...
Fri, Oct 20, 2023Oct 19, 2023 15:13 IST
The post-Covid boom in demand has seen Indian winemakers struggling to catch up ...
Thu, Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023 03:45 IST
This was the second time when the meeting was postponed due to unavailability of Shinde. Unlike...
Thu, Oct 19, 2023Oct 18, 2023 09:52 IST
Traders say they can’t rule out a rise in sugar prices with an increase in demand amidst the...
Thu, Oct 19, 2023Oct 17, 2023 16:08 IST
A split verdict was delivered about civil union with two judges including the CJI ruling in favour...
Wed, Oct 18, 2023Oct 15, 2023 15:12 IST
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division is expected to face the worst crisis owing to the...
Mon, Oct 16, 2023Oct 14, 2023 14:57 IST
In the second installment of this three-part series, we lay focus on the sorry state of internal...
Sat, Oct 21, 2023Oct 10, 2023 11:51 IST
Low moisture content in the air and early withdrawal of monsoon are the causes of temperature rise,...
Tue, Oct 10, 2023Oct 08, 2023 14:23 IST
On his march, Raju Shetti will visit the cane belt of the state which once was his...
Sun, Oct 08, 2023Oct 06, 2023 07:29 IST
For the ruling BJP, weak price outlook for soyabean can prove to be a problem as the party hopes to...
Fri, Oct 06, 2023Oct 05, 2023 11:23 IST
After a delayed start, the withdrawal of the monsoon over Maharashtra and Pune has also been...
Thu, Oct 05, 2023Oct 02, 2023 16:23 IST
According to the IMD, monsoon withdrawal is likely to start in Pune district after October...
Tue, Oct 03, 2023Oct 01, 2023 15:03 IST
Traders and commission agents of the 15 wholesale markets in Nashik have been on strike since...
Mon, Oct 02, 2023Sep 30, 2023 20:30 IST
The strike in Nashik hasn’t, however, made much difference in retail...
Sun, Oct 01, 2023Sep 29, 2023 15:34 IST
Balasaheb Kshirsagar, chairman of Lasalgaon’s wholesale market in Niphad taluka of...
Fri, Sep 29, 2023Sep 26, 2023 14:59 IST
The formation of low-pressure areas over Bay of Bengal will lead to rainfall for Pune and the...
Tue, Sep 26, 2023Sep 24, 2023 11:29 IST
When Chitale joined his family-run enterprise Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale in the mid-1960s, business...
Sun, Sep 24, 2023Sep 21, 2023 19:23 IST
While no retaliatory action has yet been announced on trade, the India-Canada row has raises...
Fri, Sep 22, 2023Sep 21, 2023 13:03 IST
Shyam Konnur, founder-director of MIST LGBTQ Foundation, also confirmed such calls have been on the...
Thu, Sep 21, 2023Sep 20, 2023 11:59 IST
The onion traders are demanding the Centre develop its own supply chain to dispose of onion in...
Thu, Sep 21, 2023Sep 19, 2023 14:57 IST
Builders pointed to a year-on-year increase in the launches of luxury and premium houses as a sign...
Wed, Sep 20, 2023Sep 17, 2023 11:50 IST
Kasba Ganpati temple's former trustee recalls the time when donations started from 25 paise and an...
Mon, Sep 18, 2023Sep 12, 2023 04:13 IST
National Cooperative Agricultural Marketing Federation (NAFED) is the biggest stockist of chana...
Tue, Sep 12, 2023Sep 10, 2023 11:09 IST
Gadgil of P N Gadgil and Sons remembers customers who bought gold every month when they got their...
Mon, Sep 11, 2023