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.
Jul 24, 2014 03:40 IST
Although he was released toward the end of June, he could return to India only on July 20....
Thu, Jul 24, 2014Jul 17, 2014 11:53 IST
Maharashtra has a 32 per cent share of co-operative banks in the country....
Thu, Jul 17, 2014Jul 16, 2014 11:35 IST
Senior police officers including Ashok Kamte, Hemant Karkare and Vijay Salaskar were killed in the...
Wed, Jul 16, 2014Jul 14, 2014 03:46 IST
GB resolution to allow corporators to know details of complaints filed under SARATHI helpline...
Mon, Jul 14, 2014Jul 06, 2014 03:57 IST
Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Kumar said that security would be provided to Mane for a month...
Sun, Jul 06, 2014Jul 04, 2014 04:42 IST
Apart from outlets, warehouse and other infrastructure will also be a part of the project....
Fri, Jul 04, 2014Jul 03, 2014 02:50 IST
Traders protested the move and hinted at closure of APMC markets in...
Thu, Jul 03, 2014Jun 30, 2014 03:54 IST
In the last four years, 267 permissions were granted in Ranjangaon, Hinjewadi Chakan and Talegaon...
Mon, Jun 30, 2014Jun 22, 2014 02:58 IST
K Swaminathan abductors had demanded 10 million Nigerian Naira (roughly Rs 37 lakh) for his...
Sun, Jun 22, 2014Jun 19, 2014 03:08 IST
The increase in MEP as well as the sudden increase in the amount of onions reaching the market saw...
Thu, Jun 19, 2014Jun 17, 2014 03:37 IST
A pet project of the state government was announced to mark the 400th birth centenary of Sant...
Tue, Jun 17, 2014Jun 16, 2014 11:21 IST
Pune division: Of the 69,955 projects that began in 2008-09, only 34,768 have seen the light of...
Mon, Jun 16, 2014Jun 12, 2014 10:06 IST
Skymet, India’s first private weather forecasting company, was to be the...
Thu, Jun 12, 2014Jun 10, 2014 20:28 IST
Temple management has decided to temporarily put brakes on its decision to recruit women and...
Tue, Jun 10, 2014Jun 10, 2014 05:47 IST
Commissioner has started updating financial returns of co-op units, latest data on cane crushed...
Tue, Jun 10, 2014Jun 09, 2014 04:24 IST
Farmers’ groups point to lack of marketing support, MSAMB blames internal...
Mon, Jun 09, 2014Jun 05, 2014 01:12 IST
The crowd first jostled to get to the stage to get a closer view of Munde’s body, forcing police...
Thu, Jun 05, 2014Jun 04, 2014 15:32 IST
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray too said a CBI inquiry should be conducted into Munde's...
Wed, Jun 04, 2014Jun 03, 2014 14:10 IST
A special audit ordered by commissioner of cooperatives will take into account transactions from...
Tue, Jun 03, 2014Jun 01, 2014 03:45 IST
The condition of canals was discussed during the New Mutha Right Canal committee meeting on October...
Sun, Jun 01, 2014May 25, 2014 00:57 IST
Breaking centuries-old barriers, a Maharashtra temple opens its doors to non-Brahmin and women...
Sun, May 25, 2014May 22, 2014 03:44 IST
Both Ware and Mittal said the result was not expected, given the response they had got during...
Thu, May 22, 2014May 21, 2014 04:53 IST
Aimed to provide education to tribal children, these residential schools are provided with hostel...
Wed, May 21, 2014May 19, 2014 02:51 IST
She said tribals who migrate to Gujarat have seen for themselves the development in the state....
Mon, May 19, 2014May 17, 2014 03:07 IST
Shiv Sena MP from Shirur Shivajirao Adhalrao-Patil scored a hat-trick as he won by a record margin...
Sat, May 17, 2014