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.
Dec 29, 2022 16:52 IST
Lalit Kumar Gupta, CMD of the CCI, who was speaking with The Indian Express, said CCI has till date...
Fri, Dec 30, 2022
Dec 28, 2022 05:40 IST
As European nations stare at a possible recession, demand for Indian table grapes is down by 20 per...
Wed, Dec 28, 2022
Dec 27, 2022 12:14 IST
Suraj Apshinge's company is a pioneer in the biofloc technology and has set up 400 tanks all over...
Wed, Dec 28, 2022
Dec 26, 2022 18:24 IST
Sown mostly in July and early August, fresh stocks of tur dal start arriving in wholesale markets...
Wed, Dec 28, 2022
Dec 26, 2022 09:19 IST
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Karnataka are the major pomegranate-growing areas of the...
Mon, Dec 26, 2022
Dec 25, 2022 02:59 IST
Bhairavnath B Thombare, chairman and managing director of the mill, said this technology will help...
Sun, Dec 25, 2022
Dec 22, 2022 11:00 IST
Amit Modak, the director of PNGS Gargi Fashion Jewellery, speaks to The Indian Express about the...
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
Dec 22, 2022 04:37 IST
Over the past few years, Rabi area has increased in states like Maharashtra. Better availability of...
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
Dec 22, 2022 04:36 IST
“This move would certainly affect our prices. We hoped to sell our produce when the prices hit Rs...
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
Dec 21, 2022 05:38 IST
Known as superfood, millets over the years have lost out to wheat and rice in terms of consumption....
Wed, Dec 21, 2022
Dec 20, 2022 04:11 IST
This Kharif season, 99.68 per cent of the area under moong was insured, while only 11.07 per cent...
Tue, Dec 20, 2022
Dec 17, 2022 14:45 IST
26-year-old science graduate Zoya Shirole was recruited to the Green Marshal squad of the Pimpri...
Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Dec 15, 2022 22:40 IST
Dr Narendra Dabholkar and his organisation – the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti...
Fri, Dec 16, 2022
Dec 15, 2022 14:10 IST
Midseason adversaries were reported from 17 districts but insurance companies in Akola, Amravati...
Thu, Dec 15, 2022
Dec 14, 2022 11:53 IST
The government last month accepted sugarcane farmers’ demand to provide them with a one-time fair...
Wed, Dec 14, 2022
Dec 14, 2022 05:24 IST
This race, which saw runners climb over 3,500 metre over 55 km distance, is one of the trail races...
Wed, Dec 14, 2022
Dec 13, 2022 03:32 IST
This would pave the way for procurement of more harvesters, and will also help to tide over the...
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
Dec 12, 2022 20:05 IST
Even as he reiterates the demand for reservation, Brigade president Pravin Gaikwad says that...
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
Dec 08, 2022 17:18 IST
The imposition of an 11 per cent import duty on cotton has severely affected the competitiveness of...
Fri, Dec 09, 2022
Dec 06, 2022 03:23 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has set a target of forming 10,000 FPCs. The...
Tue, Dec 06, 2022
Dec 04, 2022 19:51 IST
Timely onset of winter, and improved fertiliser availability have boosted rabi plantings. Most open...
Mon, Dec 05, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 13:06 IST
With a few weeks now left for the ban to end, farmers in this soyabean and chana heartland of...
Sat, Dec 03, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 11:08 IST
Admitting that finances would be the biggest challenge before the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA),...
Sat, Dec 03, 2022
Dec 02, 2022 00:29 IST
Traditionally, FPCs are promoted by both central and state governments as means to collectivise...
Fri, Dec 02, 2022
Dec 01, 2022 06:04 IST
Insurance for trans community, Shyam Konnur said, is a necessity but given the many hurdles it...
Thu, Dec 01, 2022