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 03, 2025 14:19 IST
This year, the march is being jointly organised by the District Legal Services Authority and Yutak...
Tue, Jun 03, 2025Jun 02, 2025 23:47 IST
In order to help sugar mills avoid overproduction of sugar, the central government had unveiled the...
Tue, Jun 03, 2025Jun 01, 2025 22:11 IST
In the onion belt of Nashik-Pune-Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra, the rainfall was exceptionally heavy...
Sun, Jun 01, 2025May 29, 2025 17:05 IST
While the recent heavy rain has increased soil moisture, uncertainty about the rest of the monsoon...
Thu, May 29, 2025May 28, 2025 08:57 IST
While Congress leader Pratibha Shinde claimed the delivery was done on the road by passersby, Ayush...
Wed, May 28, 2025May 27, 2025 12:48 IST
Ganesh Nazirkar, a tomato and grape grower in Pune’s Baramati, said most farmers use the TO 6242...
Tue, May 27, 2025May 26, 2025 16:23 IST
In the last three days, Baramati received a total of 194.8 mm of rainfall, followed by Bhigwan in...
Mon, May 26, 2025May 25, 2025 13:39 IST
The IMD Saturday announced the onset of monsoon in Kerala and said it was the earliest since...
Sun, May 25, 2025May 22, 2025 01:49 IST
As of Wednesday, Pune district has reported 87.6 mm of rainfall for the March May summer...
Thu, May 22, 2025May 16, 2025 15:53 IST
Transgender dhol tasha group Shikhandi to perform during the Pune Pride...
Fri, May 16, 2025May 15, 2025 22:49 IST
With local labourers refusing to turn up, citing the heat, several onion farmers in Maharashtra’s...
Thu, May 15, 2025May 02, 2025 16:25 IST
Pune road rage incidents: Mental health experts link rising cases of road rage to a growing divide...
Sat, May 03, 2025May 01, 2025 15:08 IST
Along with a rise in bad loans, the demand for a farm loan waiver is also rising. Here's what ails...
Fri, May 02, 2025Apr 25, 2025 01:00 IST
“My education till class Xth was done in the Zilla Parishad school in my village with my senior...
Fri, Apr 25, 2025Apr 23, 2025 11:54 IST
After the news of the Pahalgam terror attack broke out, Pune district authorities started their...
Wed, Apr 23, 2025Apr 22, 2025 12:54 IST
Onion procurement by Nafed for the creation of buffer stock for the 2023-24 Rabi season was marred...
Tue, Apr 22, 2025Apr 20, 2025 22:56 IST
With seed packets already shipped out, seed companies as well as dealers say the circular dated...
Mon, Apr 21, 2025Apr 19, 2025 12:26 IST
Amid internal squabbles, Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal underlines the party's...
Sat, Apr 19, 2025Apr 17, 2025 13:03 IST
According to MahaFPC, the apex body of Farmer Producers Companies (FPCs) in Maharashtra, 2,000...
Thu, Apr 17, 2025Apr 15, 2025 13:05 IST
Currently, the Sharad King variety of pomegranate patented by Maharashtrian farmer Vitthal Bhosale...
Wed, Apr 16, 2025Apr 13, 2025 20:17 IST
Its not just the Pride march which has seen corporates sing a different tune - from funding to...
Sun, Apr 13, 2025Apr 10, 2025 23:22 IST
With cane crushing almost over this season, the sugar commissioner’s office is now ensuring dues...
Thu, Apr 10, 2025Apr 10, 2025 12:23 IST
LGBTQA+ Community: According to the LGBTQA+ community, its rights have been realised due to the...
Thu, Apr 10, 2025Apr 09, 2025 19:00 IST
Around 246 hectares of land is proposed to be acquired for the first Maharashtra Industrial...
Wed, Apr 09, 2025Apr 08, 2025 17:53 IST
NCP (SP) Rajya Sabha MP Fauzia Khan says the Waqf Amendment Act violates constitutional...
Tue, Apr 08, 2025