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.
May 21, 2015 04:22 IST
While the cooperative factories had crushed 586.42 lakh metric tonnes of sugarcane, the private...
Thu, May 21, 2015May 20, 2015 05:01 IST
Sugar Commissioner Bipin Sharma has said hearings for cane arrears would start on May 20....
Wed, May 20, 2015
May 13, 2015 03:17 IST
The owner said he did not get his car gold-wrapped to grab attention. Instead, it was done on an...
Wed, May 13, 2015
May 12, 2015 02:14 IST
Union says, app-enablers approaching individual drivers directly has dented the “unity of the...
Tue, May 12, 2015
May 08, 2015 01:24 IST
Say it is the result of a special drive carried out against cabs in the...
Fri, May 08, 2015
May 07, 2015 01:02 IST
Auditor’s report criticises govt for under-reporting...
Thu, May 07, 2015
May 06, 2015 01:02 IST
Officials report a sharp hike in the number of queries with a personal agenda....
Wed, May 06, 2015
May 05, 2015 02:56 IST
IMD has around 200 observation centres across the country, of which 120 are used for long-term...
Tue, May 05, 2015
May 01, 2015 00:32 IST
Most of the projects were stalled due to unfavourable market conditions, says RTI reply by Ministry...
Fri, May 01, 2015
Apr 27, 2015 03:43 IST
Order to NDT, on grand diamond jubilee celebrations in 2012, could open door for stricter...
Mon, Apr 27, 2015
Apr 26, 2015 04:12 IST
After the Nepal earthquake, the IMD registered almost 19 aftershocks on Saturday. ...
Sun, Apr 26, 2015
Apr 23, 2015 01:04 IST
Farmers, SHGs can now sell produce across the state without any licence or paying any...
Thu, Apr 23, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 02:39 IST
Some party volunteers talked of a deep divide eroding the basic tenets of the party in the state....
Wed, Apr 22, 2015
Apr 20, 2015 02:51 IST
The precautions include not venturing into the fields alone at night, travelling in...
Mon, Apr 20, 2015
Apr 19, 2015 02:03 IST
Air quality, water quality in and around garbage depot pose health...
Sun, Apr 19, 2015
Apr 18, 2015 04:16 IST
Lack of transparency in body meant to further it, say...
Sat, Apr 18, 2015
Apr 15, 2015 03:27 IST
After mangoes, arrival of oranges, water melon and grapes takes a big...
Wed, Apr 15, 2015
Apr 14, 2015 04:52 IST
Beed and Latur districts saw about 140 mm of rain over two days, leaving jowar and bajra crop...
Tue, Apr 14, 2015
Apr 11, 2015 02:23 IST
The apex bank has received 72 applications for small finance...
Sat, Apr 11, 2015
Apr 10, 2015 14:24 IST
Rajan hinted that RBI might issue licenses for setting up of payment banks, small finance banks and...
Fri, Apr 10, 2015
Apr 10, 2015 03:32 IST
Two central institutions CDAC and the beleaguered Hindustan Antibiotics Limited – have failed to...
Fri, Apr 10, 2015
Apr 10, 2015 01:49 IST
Until the ban, trade in Maharashtra’s cattle markets reached an average 3 to 4 lakh stock every...
Fri, Apr 10, 2015
Apr 09, 2015 04:56 IST
Unseasonal rain and hailstorms in the Konkan coast severely hurt mango production, traders...
Thu, Apr 09, 2015
Apr 08, 2015 03:54 IST
Deshpande ordered a probe after hearing a second appeal filed by an RTI applicant, Mahesh...
Wed, Apr 08, 2015
Apr 05, 2015 02:58 IST
The company is urging farmers and other interested groups to come forward and start their mobile...
Sun, Apr 05, 2015