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.
Sep 17, 2020 11:01 IST
On Tuesday, traders at Latur’s wholesale market in Maharashtra talked about a Rs 600 per quintal...
Thu, Sep 17, 2020Sep 16, 2020 02:49 IST
The government banned the export of the onion over concerns of its steady rise in wholesale and...
Wed, Sep 16, 2020Sep 15, 2020 10:59 IST
The central government has banned the export of onions. A look at the export ban, and its possible...
Fri, Sep 18, 2020Sep 15, 2020 05:01 IST
Dheeraj Kumar, Commissioner (Agriculture), talked of starting a major programme to educate farmers...
Tue, Sep 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020 01:00 IST
"The export of all varieties of onions... is prohibited with immediate effect," the Directorate...
Tue, Sep 15, 2020Sep 12, 2020 22:01 IST
WBCIS provides coverage to horticulture crops and farmers in Maharashtra have enthusiastically...
Sun, Sep 13, 2020Sep 12, 2020 04:30 IST
These protests, preceded by sit-ins across Punjab, are expected to gather steam after September 14,...
Tue, Sep 15, 2020Sep 09, 2020 22:15 IST
Since August 8, average trade prices of the kitchen staple across mandis in Nashik have shown an...
Thu, Sep 10, 2020Sep 09, 2020 02:41 IST
Ayush Prasad, CEO of Pune ZP, said this plan would work in three layers and involve more determined...
Wed, Sep 09, 2020Sep 08, 2020 23:18 IST
This is despite the fact that the cabinet sub-committee, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit...
Wed, Sep 09, 2020Sep 05, 2020 23:36 IST
Traders attribute the rise in prices to a disruption in the supply chain, caused by heavy rain in...
Sun, Sep 06, 2020Sep 04, 2020 00:22 IST
Yogesh Thorat, managing director of MahaFPC, said this e-mandi is aimed at allowing FPCs to tap...
Fri, Sep 04, 2020Sep 03, 2020 23:14 IST
During the last six years of the project, BDRF partnered with the local community for preserving...
Thu, Sep 03, 2020Sep 03, 2020 03:19 IST
Across mandis wholesale prices have been correcting themselves even as the harvest is yet to hit...
Thu, Sep 03, 2020Aug 31, 2020 22:38 IST
Traders and farmers said the present trend will continue till the new crop hits markets in the next...
Mon, Aug 31, 2020Aug 14, 2020 18:36 IST
The oilseed, which stays on the fields for around 120 days, is also the most popular crop in the...
Fri, Aug 14, 2020Aug 11, 2020 23:00 IST
The last date for farmers to fill up the forms for the scheme ended on July 31, but the work of...
Tue, Aug 11, 2020Aug 11, 2020 00:15 IST
Expressing concern about the order, which was issued on Monday, some millers told The Indian...
Tue, Aug 11, 2020Aug 10, 2020 22:32 IST
D B Undirwade, professor of the Akola-based Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, had first...
Mon, Aug 10, 2020Aug 09, 2020 22:29 IST
At the beginning of a countrywide lockdown imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, incidents...
Sun, Aug 09, 2020Aug 08, 2020 23:15 IST
The latest sowing report released by the Agriculture Ministry shows an year-on-year increase in...
Sat, Aug 08, 2020Aug 07, 2020 00:55 IST
Officials said the state government has asked them to ensure the pre-seasonal loans have to be...
Fri, Aug 07, 2020Aug 04, 2020 22:49 IST
Cotton growers count PBW as one of the most dreaded pests for their crops. The worm completes its...
Tue, Aug 04, 2020Aug 04, 2020 22:02 IST
In his letter sent on Monday, Thackeray said that Maharashtra has implemented a scheme to procure...
Tue, Aug 04, 2020Aug 04, 2020 03:08 IST
On Monday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him...
Tue, Aug 04, 2020