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.
Mar 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, 2023Mar 09, 2023 04:12 IST
The alleged scam has prompted the Centre to order a physical verification or 'ground-truthing' of...
Thu, Mar 09, 2023Mar 07, 2023 13:32 IST
According to IMD, Shivajinagar, Pimpri Chinchwad, Pashan, and Magarpatta have reported...
Wed, Mar 08, 2023Mar 06, 2023 21:29 IST
The IMD has also warned of dust storms in some parts of Pune for the next 24...
Tue, Mar 07, 2023Mar 05, 2023 00:28 IST
As per new estimates, total sugar production is expected to be 334 lakh tonne, 25 lakh tonne less...
Sun, Mar 05, 2023Mar 02, 2023 03:23 IST
The SEA president wrote that the price of mustard — a major rabi crop in Rajasthan and Madhya...
Thu, Mar 02, 2023Mar 01, 2023 15:40 IST
This letter comes almost a year after edible oil prices had become a major concern given their...
Wed, Mar 01, 2023Feb 28, 2023 21:25 IST
Starting Wednesday, the IMD will issue heatwave warnings for a period of five...
Wed, Mar 01, 2023Feb 28, 2023 06:45 IST
Till February 9, onion fetched Rs 1,000-1,100 per quintal at Lasalgaon, India’s largest wholesale...
Tue, Feb 28, 2023Feb 26, 2023 17:21 IST
Across the country, onion sellers have witnessed a sudden drop in wholesale prices because of...
Mon, Feb 27, 2023Feb 24, 2023 03:20 IST
In a normal year, the 55-year-old harvests about 750 mangoes from each of the trees, with the...
Fri, Feb 24, 2023Feb 21, 2023 14:08 IST
Started in 2018 by mechanical engineers Khistij Thakur and Rakesh Barai, Agrograde aims to provide...
Wed, Feb 22, 2023Feb 21, 2023 01:57 IST
Elections across the cantonment boards had last been held in January 2015 and the five-year term...
Tue, Feb 21, 2023Feb 13, 2023 11:58 IST
Exports account for around 10-15 per cent of the total onion produced in the country, with...
Tue, Feb 14, 2023Feb 11, 2023 16:02 IST
The first of the conclaves was held in Dhayari this week when the public had a face-to-face with...
Sat, Feb 11, 2023Feb 10, 2023 01:22 IST
In spite of these hiccups, mills have been fairly regular with their payments. State mills have...
Fri, Feb 10, 2023Feb 09, 2023 07:15 IST
Ahmednagar perhaps only Maharashtra dist where political leadership is controlled by a handful of...
Thu, Feb 09, 2023Feb 08, 2023 06:20 IST
The Budget has given a Rs 2,500-cr boost to village-level cooperative credit societies that serve...
Thu, Feb 09, 2023Feb 08, 2023 05:55 IST
Last week, the Pune Zilla Sahakari Dudh Sanstha, the dairy that retails milk and its products under...
Wed, Feb 08, 2023Feb 08, 2023 04:35 IST
Today, the platform — QueerBazaaar — has sold over 20,000 products and received funding...
Wed, Feb 08, 2023Feb 04, 2023 11:09 IST
The Valentine’s Day rush results in a significant demand for cut roses which are exported around...
Sat, Feb 04, 2023Feb 01, 2023 19:19 IST
The inadequate availability of quality planting material is one of the reasons for the low...
Thu, Feb 02, 2023Feb 01, 2023 18:16 IST
The biggest relief is perhaps the settling of income tax litigation going on since 2016-17. It...
Thu, Feb 02, 2023