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Manas Pimpalkhare

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Manas writes about the economy for Mint. He also covers developments about legal policy impacting businesses and the environment in India. Manas has also written about India's manufacturing sector, with a focus on electric vehicles.

ARTICLES BY MANAS PIMPALKHARE

Private vehicles accounted for 53% of India’s road-based movement in 2025, according to Niti Aayog. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Why Niti Aayog recommends congestion pricing to reduce traffic jams

3 min read . 13 Feb 2026

Lateral recruitment for joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in the Union government was introduced in 2018. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab)

Ministries bring in 63 experts via lateral entry since 2018: govt in Rajya Sabha

2 min read . 12 Feb 2026

The heavy industries ministry's October 2024 scheme aims to accelerate the deployment of 38,000 e-buses. (PTI)

Delhi joins the Centre's e-bus payment security scheme

4 min read . 12 Feb 2026

India’s EV adoption has climbed over the years, with more than 2 million EVs sold in 2025, compared to 1.9 million in 2024. (Bloomberg)

Crash course: How India is powering up auto testing agencies

5 min read . 11 Feb 2026

Maruti Suzuki India believes such relaxations are necessary to keep small cars viable in the country. (REUTERS)

CAFE-III: Small-car relaxations are still on the table

3 min read . 10 Feb 2026

The shift aligns India with the European standards of testing vehicles for pollutants. (Mint)

Why govt wants vehicle tests to get more real

4 min read . 09 Feb 2026

The tariff relief in the US, the world’s second-largest auto market, comes at a time when Indian auto exports are struggling in Europe’s saturated markets. (Bloomberg)

Tariff relief in US gives Indian auto parts a major export lift

5 min read . 08 Feb 2026

Experts say that the reduction in charger costs reflects India's maturing EV market. (Bloomberg)

EV charger benchmark costs halved, fast chargers gain policy focus

4 min read . 05 Feb 2026

IREL investment funds have remained range bound between ₹120 crore and ₹140 crore since fiscal year 2024, with spending falling to ₹107 crore in FY25. (Mint)

India’s only rare earth producer gets modest capex hike

5 min read . 03 Feb 2026

Maruti Suzuki began exports of its first EV, eVitara, in August last year, while domestic sales are yet to begin. (Photo by Ramesh Pathania/MINT)

Maruti closes in on EV PLI scheme, giving scale boost to India’s clean mobility

3 min read . 02 Feb 2026

The Union budget proposed to mandate TReDS as the transaction settlement platform for all purchases from MSMEs by CPSEs (state-run enterprises), serving as a benchmark for other corporates.

TReDS, a new fund, and a top-up: What MSMEs get from the Union budget

4 min read . 02 Feb 2026

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the post-budget press conference in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

Govt proposes secondary market for MSME invoices via TReDS securitization

2 min read . 01 Feb 2026

Automakers in the country continue to face troubles in import of rare earth magnets along with prospects of expensive lithium-ion cells import as China moves to remove its export subsidies. (Mint)

Electric vehicle ecosystem gets incentives to localise amid China threat

3 min read . 01 Feb 2026

Budget 2026: India has one of the world’s largest rare-earth deposits, estimated at about 6.9 million tonnes. (Reuters)

Budget 2026: Centre to create rare-earth mineral corridors in four states

2 min read . 01 Feb 2026

World Bank Group president Ajay Banga. Photo: Reuters

World Bank Group to fuel job creation in India with up to $50 bn over five years

2 min read . 30 Jan 2026

The economic survey called for strategic resilience to be part of policy-making in areas such as removing quality controls and boosting innovation. Photo by Priyanka Parashar

Economic Survey calls for industrialization model, focus on global value chain

2 min read . 29 Jan 2026

India’s EV adoption has been rising, accounting for 5.9% of all vehicle registrations in 2025, according to data from the government’s Vahan registry. (AP)

Niti Aayog plans to advocate 90% EV share in private vehicles by 2047

3 min read . 29 Jan 2026

Niti Aayog and the MSME ministry have called for the creation of National Project Management Agency.

Why NITI Aayog wants MSMEs to go green

4 min read . 27 Jan 2026

The life-cycle analysis (LCA) would include calculation of the emissions of a vehicle throughout the value chain. (HT)

Beyond the tailpipe: Centre moves to map life-cycle emissions of all vehicles

6 min read . 27 Jan 2026

President Droupadi Murmu said India’s principles of ‘swadeshi’ and self-reliance would continue to be channels of growth. (PTI)

India on track to become third-largest economy amid global uncertainty: Murmu

3 min read . 25 Jan 2026