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 15, 2014 03:01 IST
Following Bombay High Court directives, the state government had set up a special commission to...
Sat, Nov 15, 2014Nov 10, 2014 15:05 IST
MBA graduate aims to bring professional skills into management of...
Mon, Nov 10, 2014Nov 06, 2014 01:35 IST
Maharashtra CM’s first challenge could be cane farmers’...
Fri, Nov 07, 2014Nov 05, 2014 11:52 IST
Catch predicted to dip, fishing industry needs to adapt to climate changes, suggests...
Wed, Nov 05, 2014Nov 05, 2014 10:12 IST
After field trials in several districts, Pune-based entrepreneur Abhay Shendye applies for patent...
Wed, Nov 05, 2014Nov 02, 2014 01:54 IST
Addressing 13th Sugarcane Conclave at Jaisinghpur in Kolhapur, SSS chief presses for good sugarcane...
Sun, Nov 02, 2014Oct 29, 2014 10:48 IST
BJP allies will have to wait for first Cabinet expansion to get ministerial...
Wed, Oct 29, 2014Oct 26, 2014 03:18 IST
The BJP bagged around 2.5 lakh of the 6,70,726 votes polled in Bhosari, Chinchwad and...
Sun, Oct 26, 2014Oct 26, 2014 00:43 IST
BJP was the biggest gainer in reserved seats, RPI failed to open account...
Sun, Oct 26, 2014Oct 24, 2014 00:15 IST
Commodity analysts say the prices of essential goods might go up due to the lesser yield....
Fri, Oct 24, 2014Oct 22, 2014 16:50 IST
The BJP captured 11 of the 25 reserved seats, while it had won just two such seats in 2009....
Wed, Oct 22, 2014Oct 22, 2014 16:29 IST
Son of a rag picker had died in a scuffle over money for school project...
Wed, Oct 22, 2014Oct 20, 2014 02:34 IST
In Maharashtra, NOTA also seemed to be more popular in the rural areas of Marathwada than in...
Mon, Oct 20, 2014Oct 20, 2014 02:20 IST
Congress, NCP likely to lose control over co-operatives in Maharashtra....
Mon, Oct 20, 2014Oct 15, 2014 03:46 IST
Senior NCP leader Anna Dange said it appears the agitation will benefit the...
Wed, Oct 15, 2014Oct 11, 2014 01:36 IST
“Fifteen years of continuous rule leads to enormous anti-incumbency,” said...
Sat, Oct 11, 2014Oct 10, 2014 00:13 IST
Sudhir’s rebellion has not been taken lightly by the CPM, which has rescinded his father’s...
Fri, Oct 10, 2014Oct 09, 2014 00:13 IST
Maharashtra elections, Maharashtra polls, Maharashtra assembly polls, United in attack on Modi,...
Thu, Oct 09, 2014Oct 08, 2014 05:02 IST
Sarpanch Bhalchin confident of NCP legislator’s victory in party...
Wed, Oct 08, 2014Oct 05, 2014 03:21 IST
SSS chief to skip the rally, says central govt’s onion policy may cost BJP...
Sun, Oct 05, 2014Oct 04, 2014 02:51 IST
This time senior leaders of RSS confirmed that they do not have any plans to embark on any voters...
Sat, Oct 04, 2014Sep 26, 2014 11:29 IST
In 2009, the Third Front had 14 parties, including students’ alliance and tribal rights...
Fri, Sep 26, 2014Sep 26, 2014 11:20 IST
Good performance in the Lok Sabha polls had once again bouyed the hope of the party in the...
Fri, Sep 26, 2014Sep 25, 2014 01:31 IST
The app of Shivajirao Adhalrao-Patil, the Shiv Sena MP from Shirur, has had 1,000 downloads since...
Thu, Sep 25, 2014Sep 21, 2014 02:32 IST
Disgruntled RTI applicants often threaten to launch hunger strike, stir mostly in Pune and...
Sun, Sep 21, 2014