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.
Feb 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, 2023
Feb 01, 2023 19:19 IST
The inadequate availability of quality planting material is one of the reasons for the low...
Thu, Feb 02, 2023
Feb 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
Feb 01, 2023 03:32 IST
“Most of the States and UTs have witnessed higher rural inflation than urban inflation in the...
Wed, Feb 01, 2023
Feb 01, 2023 03:29 IST
According to experts, the final sugar production figure for the state, as well as the country,...
Wed, Feb 01, 2023
Jan 31, 2023 11:13 IST
Sandeep Belsare, the president of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Small and Medium Scale Industries...
Tue, Jan 31, 2023
Jan 30, 2023 12:18 IST
Pune District Cooperative Housing Societies and Apartments Federation chairman Suhas Patwardhan...
Wed, Feb 01, 2023
Jan 30, 2023 05:31 IST
The reasons are better moisture in the soil that favours oilseeds growth and the expected trend of...
Mon, Jan 30, 2023
Jan 25, 2023 12:59 IST
This year, to date only 157 containers of grapes have left for European Union countries. Last year,...
Thu, Jan 26, 2023
Jan 23, 2023 17:09 IST
Terming SEBI's actions as "anti-farmer", the farmers have claimed that the ban on the futures trade...
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Jan 23, 2023 11:21 IST
AgroZee Organics founder Mahesh Londhe said around 12 or 13 different products made from nine major...
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Jan 21, 2023 14:11 IST
CM Eknath Shinde, who was speaking at the 46th annual general body meeting of the Vasantdada Sugar...
Sun, Jan 22, 2023
Jan 21, 2023 12:11 IST
An internal survey among IT employees showed that 96 per cent of around 200 campus recruits were...
Sun, Jan 22, 2023
Jan 18, 2023 18:57 IST
The former Maharashtra Youth Congress chief termed as unfortunate the suspension of his father,...
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
Jan 16, 2023 16:10 IST
Agritech interventions create a win-win situation for the farming community and financial...
Mon, Jan 16, 2023
Jan 14, 2023 13:55 IST
Rohit Pawar says the decision to launch the ‘Maharashtra Vision Forum’ was propelled by a gap...
Sat, Jan 14, 2023
Jan 11, 2023 12:04 IST
Purandhar Highlands expects to ship around 500 kg to 1,000 kg of figs to these countries, company...
Wed, Jan 11, 2023
Jan 09, 2023 16:17 IST
Maharashtra is estimated to produce 137 lakh tonnes of sugar compared to Uttar Pradesh’s 102 lakh...
Mon, Jan 09, 2023
Jan 07, 2023 10:51 IST
The Central Pollution Control Board was asked to take a decision on the matter within two months...
Sat, Jan 07, 2023
Jan 04, 2023 12:59 IST
Saturation in terms of exports and the entry of unaccounted-for sugar in the market are the causes...
Wed, Jan 04, 2023
Jan 03, 2023 12:53 IST
The founders, Nisha Castelino and Francis D’Costa, work closely with fair trade groups and...
Wed, Jan 04, 2023
Jan 03, 2023 04:02 IST
When kapas prices showed a sharp correction in December, farmers urged the Cotton Corporation of...
Tue, Jan 03, 2023
Jan 02, 2023 16:05 IST
The real price trend would be visible only after January 15, when arrivals significantly...
Mon, Jan 02, 2023
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 IST
Anil Ghanwat, president of the Swatantra Bharat Party, has urged farmers to participate in a sit-in...
Tue, Jan 03, 2023
Dec 31, 2022 04:12 IST
On February 3 this year, the central government had issued the stock limit order to control what it...
Sat, Dec 31, 2022