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, 2014 11:03 IST
Apart from housing societies, elections are also likely to be held in credit societies and...
Wed, Sep 17, 2014Sep 16, 2014 04:40 IST
In this model, the shorting and grading is done directly at the farm gate by officials of ATMA and...
Tue, Sep 16, 2014Sep 14, 2014 03:34 IST
Numbers have tripled in last 3 years; traffic cops, planners say such bikes unsuitable, dangerous...
Sun, Sep 14, 2014Sep 05, 2014 09:47 IST
On an average, VGAI has managed to keep the prices of fruits and vegetables at 10-12 per cent...
Fri, Sep 05, 2014Sep 04, 2014 10:24 IST
Similar excess expenditure over grants under various projects was also noticed in the field offices...
Thu, Sep 04, 2014Sep 01, 2014 04:39 IST
Thousands of students belonging to SC, other backward communities forced to pay fees to colleges;...
Mon, Sep 01, 2014Aug 30, 2014 02:58 IST
In a show of solidarity, the villagers of neighbouring Asane have also decided to skip the...
Sat, Aug 30, 2014Aug 28, 2014 01:54 IST
Examination department fails to furnish complete re-evaluation details before state...
Thu, Aug 28, 2014Aug 24, 2014 02:05 IST
Three years back, cultivation of exotic vegetables had seen a...
Sun, Aug 24, 2014Aug 24, 2014 00:00 IST
Nivedita Joshi, who runs the Iyengar Yoga Centre Yogakshema in New Delhi, on her guru late BKS...
Sun, Aug 24, 2014Aug 23, 2014 03:27 IST
Last year, after the steep rise in price of onions, several farmers from Nashik brought their...
Sat, Aug 23, 2014Aug 19, 2014 04:49 IST
Shetty’s brother Sandeep stated he would move court against the closure...
Tue, Aug 19, 2014Aug 17, 2014 03:11 IST
The slow pace of construction was noted during an audit by the...
Sun, Aug 17, 2014Aug 13, 2014 01:32 IST
IISc’s FYUP, also introduced in 2011, is for BS...
Wed, Aug 13, 2014Aug 10, 2014 11:01 IST
Sporadic violence and discrimination against Dalits have been reported from various parts of the...
Sun, Aug 10, 2014Aug 08, 2014 01:52 IST
Never did I imagine so many people had died, says...
Fri, Aug 08, 2014Aug 06, 2014 04:54 IST
Malin landslide: Rescue ops almost complete in village; survivors say village will bounce...
Wed, Aug 06, 2014Aug 05, 2014 04:02 IST
Zanjare’s class teacher said the girl received her result on July 25 and since then her class...
Tue, Aug 05, 2014Aug 01, 2014 01:31 IST
Although MGNREGS rules prevent the use of heavy machinery, Damse says heavy earth movers sliced the...
Fri, Aug 01, 2014Jul 31, 2014 12:37 IST
Kin rush to Malin village blocked by road clogged by...
Thu, Jul 31, 2014Jul 30, 2014 13:17 IST
The landslide occurred after continuous heavy rains in the...
Thu, Jul 31, 2014Jul 27, 2014 18:53 IST
After 900 years, Vittal Rukmini temple in Pandharpur is all set to get its first women and...
Sun, Jul 27, 2014Jul 27, 2014 03:00 IST
The issue came to the attention of the Auditor General (AG) of Maharashtra, who had passed...
Sun, Jul 27, 2014Jul 25, 2014 03:19 IST
RTI mandates that during hearing, the appellant argues his case....
Fri, Jul 25, 2014Jul 25, 2014 03:10 IST
Dr Poonawalla said that the bid of 550 million pounds was done after due diligence....
Fri, Jul 25, 2014