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 22, 2020 05:52 IST
Vidyadhar Ananskar, chairman of the board of administrator of the MSC Bank, said the merger will...
Sun, Nov 22, 2020Nov 19, 2020 09:23 IST
Mills ‘pledge’ their sugar stocks with the banks to avail the working capital for the...
Thu, Nov 19, 2020Nov 11, 2020 21:49 IST
Vinay Sah, Bima Lokpal (Insurance Ombudsman), while speaking to The Indian Express agreed that...
Wed, Nov 11, 2020Nov 10, 2020 22:14 IST
Market estimates say at least 28,000 tonnes of onions from Iran, Afganisthan, Turkey and other...
Tue, Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020 05:18 IST
This year, the Cotton Association of India has estimated a reduction in production of four lakh...
Tue, Nov 10, 2020Nov 07, 2020 23:43 IST
While a few millers in Kolhapur district have already made an announcement about paying the FRP at...
Sat, Nov 07, 2020Nov 06, 2020 02:19 IST
The CCI’s operations have already started in the northern portion of the country, with the...
Fri, Nov 06, 2020Nov 05, 2020 21:11 IST
Malls reported heavy losses due to the prolonged lockdown. Only sections dealing with essential...
Fri, Nov 06, 2020Nov 05, 2020 01:49 IST
Back in May, the government started experimenting with home delivery of liquor and slowly sales...
Thu, Nov 05, 2020Nov 04, 2020 04:00 IST
For the season which has started, the annual production is estimated to be 326 lakh tonne (without...
Thu, Nov 05, 2020Nov 03, 2020 00:41 IST
Farmer outfit Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana outfit's leader and former MP, Raju Shetti, while...
Tue, Nov 03, 2020Oct 29, 2020 23:23 IST
Since Tuesday, auction across wholesale markets in Nashik district had stopped after traders...
Fri, Oct 30, 2020Oct 29, 2020 20:28 IST
Heavy rain in October last year had resulted in losses to the market-ready crop, as well as a delay...
Thu, Oct 29, 2020Oct 27, 2020 22:21 IST
In view of the steep rise in onion prices across wholesale markets, the Central government has...
Wed, Oct 28, 2020Oct 27, 2020 21:12 IST
The shortfall in supply will result in minimal export of the deoiled soya cake, said Naresh Goenka,...
Wed, Oct 28, 2020Oct 27, 2020 21:08 IST
According to the agriculture department, the fraud came to light in July when the district...
Wed, Oct 28, 2020Oct 27, 2020 01:39 IST
Vilas Shinde, chairman and managing director of the Nashik-based FPC, speaks to The Indian Express...
Tue, Oct 27, 2020Oct 25, 2020 00:30 IST
Till date, the sugar commissioner’s office has issued 128 licences while 71 are still in the...
Sun, Oct 25, 2020Oct 24, 2020 04:37 IST
In back-to-back moves aimed at controlling onion prices, the government has relaxed import norms...
Sat, Oct 31, 2020Oct 24, 2020 02:25 IST
The stock limit, which comes into effect immediately, will continue until December...
Sat, Oct 24, 2020Oct 20, 2020 20:19 IST
When results of the national exam were declared earlier this week, Kasdekar, whose father Shaligram...
Wed, Oct 21, 2020Oct 19, 2020 21:30 IST
Price rise to continue due to delayed arrival of new kharif...
Mon, Oct 19, 2020Oct 15, 2020 23:15 IST
Preliminary reports by the commissioner of agriculture stated that crops over 4.5 lakh hectares...
Thu, Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020 20:41 IST
Holkar claimed the raid was in line with a “pattern” seen over the years. “When onion prices...
Thu, Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020 06:16 IST
Speaking to Partha Sarathi Biswas, Sudhir Mehta outlines his plans for the Chamber and the main...
Thu, Oct 15, 2020