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.
Nov 28, 2022 11:55 IST
The MSMEs were hit hard during the pandemic with many having to lay off their staff. Various...
Tue, Nov 29, 2022
Nov 24, 2022 18:08 IST
After last year’s record 112 lakh tonne of exports, Indian millers talked about another year of...
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
Nov 19, 2022 12:41 IST
Mass exodus of migrant workers was witnessed and MSMEs struggled to keep their business...
Sat, Nov 19, 2022
Nov 18, 2022 04:11 IST
The union members on Day One of the stoppage call also halted the transport of cane to a few mills...
Fri, Nov 18, 2022
Nov 17, 2022 19:04 IST
Despite increased acreage, farmers feel the price would be the same or higher than last...
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
Nov 15, 2022 17:23 IST
The tailor-made ‘Nurture Program’ allows startups to hone their skills and sales...
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
Nov 12, 2022 12:51 IST
After struggling to identify with her male body for years, it was a workshop by an LGBTQIA activist...
Sat, Nov 12, 2022
Nov 09, 2022 23:28 IST
Grapes form a key constituent of India’s export basket. A majority of the grapes are from Nashik,...
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Nov 09, 2022 16:55 IST
The central government announced a mill-wise quota system for exports of 60 lakh tonnes of sugar...
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Nov 09, 2022 00:25 IST
States like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka have reported incidents of lumpy skin disease in...
Wed, Nov 09, 2022
Nov 08, 2022 10:37 IST
The sugar commissioner's office has issued licences to 165 of the 215 mills which applied for it...
Tue, Nov 08, 2022
Nov 07, 2022 23:30 IST
The politics of cane has catapulted him as an important farm leader and made his Swabhimani...
Tue, Nov 08, 2022
Nov 07, 2022 12:11 IST
Saaz Aggarwal talks about her book 'Losing Home, Finding Home', a culmination of 10 years of her...
Mon, Nov 07, 2022
Nov 06, 2022 03:12 IST
Two years since its inception, Yutak has been spreading its wings across cities in Maharashtra,...
Sun, Nov 06, 2022
Nov 05, 2022 00:30 IST
But not for farmers like Vasant Kawale. For this 12-acre landholder in Hanmantwadi village of Latur...
Sun, Nov 06, 2022
Nov 03, 2022 10:41 IST
Maharashtra has seen 96.61 lakh applications for insuring crops over 57.63 lakh hectares of...
Thu, Nov 03, 2022
Oct 30, 2022 05:26 IST
Millers and officers from the Directorate of Sugar, Department of Food and Civil Supplies, said...
Sun, Oct 30, 2022
Oct 29, 2022 10:23 IST
The farmers, under the banner of the Solapur Zilla Ooshdar Sangharsha Samiti, are demanding a first...
Sat, Oct 29, 2022
Oct 25, 2022 10:01 IST
The SLBC minutes of the meeting held earlier this month showed by the end of June 2022, banks,...
Tue, Oct 25, 2022
Oct 25, 2022 07:19 IST
A year after the Union government allowed the use of drones for agricultural activities, many input...
Tue, Oct 25, 2022
Oct 18, 2022 22:22 IST
Despite plans for an early start, most mills are yet to begin their operations, given the incessant...
Wed, Oct 19, 2022
Oct 18, 2022 09:45 IST
Compensation worth Rs 2.63 crore has already been transferred into the accounts of 4,974...
Tue, Oct 18, 2022
Oct 17, 2022 11:20 IST
Farmers say before the ban, they used to get a clear indication about how prices would hold after...
Tue, Oct 18, 2022
Oct 16, 2022 13:26 IST
Shetti made the demand while addressing the 21st Oosh Parishad of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana in...
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
Oct 13, 2022 12:58 IST
MahaFPC Managing Director Yogesh Thorat said that the body has managed to trade agro commodities...
Fri, Oct 14, 2022