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.
Sep 06, 2023 01:41 IST
The survey showed that in Pune division's 164 circles, rainfall was absent for more than 21 days....
Wed, Sep 06, 2023Sep 03, 2023 04:29 IST
The Centre early last year had issued standard operating procedures (SOP) for usage of drones in...
Sun, Sep 03, 2023Sep 01, 2023 08:02 IST
While Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Ambedkar says he is not invited for Mumbai meet, Swabhimani...
Fri, Sep 01, 2023Aug 29, 2023 11:19 IST
Tomato prices caused concern last month and a major part of August as lower-than-normal arrivals...
Wed, Aug 30, 2023Aug 24, 2023 17:02 IST
Traders say it is not possible to buy onion at a flat rate given the quality variation of the...
Fri, Aug 25, 2023Aug 23, 2023 14:52 IST
It’s learnt that the traders want the 40 per cent export duty to be waived on the 4,500 tonnes of...
Wed, Aug 23, 2023Aug 22, 2023 10:39 IST
NAFED told to begin procurement, top Maharashtra leaders reach out to farmers, promise to raise...
Wed, Aug 23, 2023Aug 22, 2023 02:33 IST
As prices at India's largest wholesale market for the bulb in Nashik district crossed Rs 2,000/...
Sun, Aug 27, 2023Aug 21, 2023 20:46 IST
The duty has been imposed to reign in the present price rise, which has two aspects to it: the...
Tue, Aug 22, 2023Aug 21, 2023 02:21 IST
At a meeting held at Lasalagon in Niphad taluka of Nashik Sunday, the Traders and Commission Agents...
Mon, Aug 21, 2023Aug 20, 2023 09:13 IST
Exporters and traders feel this tariff might not help much in cooling down prices in the Indian...
Mon, Aug 21, 2023Aug 16, 2023 17:32 IST
While former MLAs and MPs have joined it, the BRS has given preference to grassroots leaders who it...
Thu, Aug 17, 2023Aug 14, 2023 18:16 IST
Most of the rainfall that Maharashtra and Pune district received was in July, with June and August...
Tue, Aug 15, 2023Aug 11, 2023 17:10 IST
This is the first time that most of the sugar millers will be sharing a stage with Sharad Pawar...
Fri, Aug 11, 2023Aug 11, 2023 01:51 IST
Traders attribute the price rise to the combined effect of storage wastage and reduced arrivals in...
Fri, Aug 11, 2023Aug 10, 2023 02:15 IST
Ravikant Tupkar targets Shetti over how the farmers’ union and its political wing are being run;...
Thu, Aug 10, 2023Aug 09, 2023 12:00 IST
SetuFarm app offers online courses to help farmers increase production and reduce production cost....
Wed, Aug 09, 2023Aug 07, 2023 15:08 IST
Just over a month ago, Pune city and the district faced a looming threat of further water cuts as...
Tue, Aug 08, 2023Aug 06, 2023 11:57 IST
Pramod Chaudhari, executive chairman of Praj Industries, recalls how Pune blossomed before his eyes...
Sun, Aug 06, 2023Aug 05, 2023 05:29 IST
This model, which sees Biome take up contract research and development for companies, has its...
Wed, Aug 09, 2023Aug 01, 2023 09:18 IST
PM Modi in Pune Highlights: Modi added that he would donate his prize money of Rs 1 lakh to the...
Tue, Aug 01, 2023Aug 01, 2023 03:05 IST
The move is expected to provide mills a relief of almost Rs 10,000 crore, against pending tax...
Tue, Aug 01, 2023Jul 31, 2023 00:05 IST
Pune has reported 6 per cent excess rain with the district reporting 518.6 mm rain as against the...
Mon, Jul 31, 2023Jul 26, 2023 19:35 IST
A delayed monsoon has led farmers to sell their sugarcane produce as fodder, forcing the sugar mill...
Wed, Jul 26, 2023Jul 25, 2023 16:57 IST
Tomato prices are expected to drop further in Pune with traders saying that crop arrivals from...
Wed, Jul 26, 2023