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.
Jun 08, 2022 03:47 IST
On May 24, the Centre decided to restrict sugar exports to ensure ample availability at the start...
Wed, Jun 08, 2022Jun 07, 2022 13:48 IST
Two farmer producer companies have been allowed to sell their produce at fair price shops in Pune...
Wed, Jun 08, 2022Jun 06, 2022 12:35 IST
The 1.2 tonnes consignment was sourced from tribal growers from nine talukas of Nashik. What makes...
Tue, Jun 07, 2022Jun 03, 2022 01:10 IST
Mathadi workers or head loaders are labourers employed by industries to load or unload heavy...
Fri, Jun 03, 2022Jun 03, 2022 00:56 IST
Once considered the cradle of jowar cultivation in the state, farmers like Gove are increasingly...
Fri, Jun 03, 2022Jun 02, 2022 09:17 IST
Industries have often complained of harassment by unauthorised loaders who obstruct work and try to...
Thu, Jun 02, 2022May 31, 2022 18:08 IST
Aditi Watve, city head of real estate consultancy firm ANAROCK Group, listed various reasons such...
Wed, Jun 01, 2022May 31, 2022 04:00 IST
Sugar will not go the wheat way, with both Maharashtra and Karnataka registering record production...
Tue, May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 10:12 IST
For the last three years, tomato growers in Maharashtra have complained of a virus attack which has...
Mon, May 30, 2022May 27, 2022 06:09 IST
The total amount of subsidy to be paid to sugar mills would amount to Rs 104 crore as the state...
Fri, May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 06:04 IST
Officials say as many as 1.75 lakh farmers, who had registered for the procurement process, did not...
Fri, May 27, 2022May 25, 2022 20:26 IST
The government has notified that sugar exports will be restricted, or allowed only with permission....
Thu, May 26, 2022May 25, 2022 05:34 IST
One of the main issues which marked this year’s procurement was the extra long window given to...
Wed, May 25, 2022May 23, 2022 22:24 IST
Pune-based waste pickers cooperative Swach has been running a programme called 'V-collect' which...
Tue, May 24, 2022May 23, 2022 04:30 IST
The current inflation is supply shock-driven — and more about calories than proteins and...
Tue, May 24, 2022May 20, 2022 04:18 IST
Afghanistan has been a major destination for Indian sugar, and India one of the biggest importers...
Fri, May 20, 2022May 19, 2022 20:47 IST
The Union Cabinet has advanced by five years its target for achieving 20% ethanol blending in...
Fri, May 20, 2022May 17, 2022 11:04 IST
As of January 31, 2022, commercial banks, who had a target of Rs 36,571 crore, had disbursed Rs...
Tue, May 17, 2022May 15, 2022 15:11 IST
The former MP from Hatkanangle said they wanted a law along the lines of the Minimum Wages Act,...
Mon, May 16, 2022May 13, 2022 04:04 IST
The fall in global SMP and butter fat prices should put a lid on inflation in milk and dairy...
Fri, May 13, 2022May 10, 2022 19:18 IST
The sugarcane crushing season of 2021-22 has been marked by bumper cane, with the state expected to...
Wed, May 11, 2022May 09, 2022 19:33 IST
In 2011, the apex cooperative bank of the state had come into the limelight due to the rising...
Tue, May 10, 2022May 09, 2022 16:49 IST
The sarpanch said that widows in the rural hinterland are still forced to lead a life of seclusion...
Mon, May 09, 2022May 04, 2022 17:41 IST
A mechanical engineer by training, Arham Pratap Jain got interested in the logistic sector thanks...
Wed, May 04, 2022May 03, 2022 17:42 IST
Rahul Godse of MahaFPC said the feature was added to bring transparency in the...
Wed, May 04, 2022