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.
Apr 25, 2023 13:13 IST
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, IMD director general, said, “Data science and its tools can be used on such...
Tue, Apr 25, 2023Apr 23, 2023 17:27 IST
Ravindra Korgaonkar, 46, wanted to show his mother Suvarna, 85, his new flat in Dombivli and...
Sun, Apr 23, 2023Apr 23, 2023 12:37 IST
Nisha’s last rites will be conducted in Kolhapur and her daughter Athira will be shifted to a...
Sun, Apr 23, 2023Apr 21, 2023 11:57 IST
Pride and politics? This question is at the heart of a growing debate within Pune's LGBTQA...
Sun, Apr 23, 2023Apr 18, 2023 21:22 IST
Sheikh is the principal of that school, Blue Bells, located on the second and third floors of the...
Tue, Apr 18, 2023Apr 15, 2023 13:33 IST
The district has reported a staggering 227 per cent excess rainfall after witnessing 11.1 mm of...
Sun, Apr 16, 2023Apr 14, 2023 16:07 IST
Located just about a kilometre from the Pune-Mumbai Highway, the bungalow fell into disuse after...
Fri, Apr 14, 2023Apr 12, 2023 12:33 IST
Demand from European markets and no unseasonal rains were cited as the reason for the rise in grape...
Thu, Apr 13, 2023Apr 10, 2023 11:30 IST
Due to a drastic drop in per-hectare cane yield and a reduction in sucrose content in the crop, the...
Mon, Apr 10, 2023Apr 07, 2023 13:18 IST
Quintrans Hyperloop received a boost when the Pune-based AIC-Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Forum...
Fri, Apr 07, 2023Apr 05, 2023 20:23 IST
On Wednesday, Pune recorded maximum temperature of 36.8 degree Celsius which was the highest for...
Thu, Apr 06, 2023Apr 05, 2023 09:42 IST
For Pune, the non-seasonal rain has led to a dip in temperature between 2-3 degree from the maximum...
Wed, Apr 05, 2023Apr 04, 2023 17:06 IST
Bhalubhau Kisan Ghode from the Ahmednagar district has travelled extensively to discover many of...
Tue, Apr 04, 2023Apr 01, 2023 14:58 IST
Back in 2018, after almost a 10-year-long legal fight, mango growers from the five districts of...
Sun, Apr 02, 2023Mar 29, 2023 13:12 IST
With 157 of the 210 mills that had started their operation already calling it a day, most millers...
Thu, Mar 30, 2023Mar 28, 2023 12:32 IST
Horticulture insurance came under scrutiny in Maharashtra after it was discovered that forged lease...
Tue, Mar 28, 2023Mar 27, 2023 16:06 IST
Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana founder Rau Shetti says people who didn't vote for him in 2019 now...
Wed, Mar 29, 2023Mar 23, 2023 19:36 IST
On its part, MahaFPC has denied any wrongdoing or political interference in its...
Fri, Mar 24, 2023Mar 22, 2023 04:21 IST
Grape growers in Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune, and other parts of the state started the harvest late...
Wed, Mar 22, 2023Mar 21, 2023 10:10 IST
Unusually high temperatures in February have led to mangoes from the Konkan belt ripening early,...
Wed, Mar 22, 2023Mar 16, 2023 20:12 IST
The maximum temperature recorded in Pune was 32.5 and the minimum temperature was 19.7 degree...
Fri, Mar 17, 2023Mar 15, 2023 04:50 IST
In this case, it has happened in a state where Assembly elections are due in May. KMF had, only on...
Wed, Mar 15, 2023Mar 14, 2023 12:41 IST
What has surprised farmers is the manner in which procurement centres have been allotted. In many...
Wed, Mar 15, 2023Mar 10, 2023 18:55 IST
The Economic Survey, which was placed before the state legislature on Wednesday, showed a constant...
Sat, Mar 11, 2023Mar 09, 2023 18:59 IST
The government has also decided to extend assistance to farmers from the State Disaster Relief Fund...
Fri, Mar 10, 2023