{
  "id": 16293967,
  "title": "Commerce Ministry identifying AI-proof professions, sectors where India can take global lead: Goyal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/commerce-ministry-identifying-ai-proof-professions-sectors-where",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-24T07:06:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/commerce-ministry-identifying-ai-proof-professions-sectors-where-india-can-take-global-lead-goyal/article71619298.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that the Commerce Ministry is identifying professions less vulnerable to AI, aiming to position India as a global leader in sectors where AI enhances efficiency without replacing human workers. While emphasizing that AI could augment efficiency in certain areas, it would not replace human expertise in traditional fields such as handicrafts, handloom, culinary arts, and tourism. Goyal highlighted that India's massive skilled talent pool, youthful population, and traditional strengths would play a crucial role in leveraging these sectors for global leadership. The minister also discussed plans to attract Indian researchers, engineers, and scientists returning from abroad to contribute to the nation's development, stating that the objective was to create opportunities that would improve the lives of India's 1.4 billion people.",
  "summary": "The Commerce and Industry Minister said that the focus would be on sectors where AI could improve efficiency without necessarily replacing human workers, while leveraging India’s large pool of skilled talent, youthful population and traditional strengths",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing sectors where human expertise remains essential allows India to leverage its massive skilled talent pool to secure global leadership in industries resistant to automation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Piyush Goyal identifies India's ‘AI-proof’ sectors, says ministry working on jobs AI can't replace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/piyush-goyal-identifies-indias-ai-proof-sectors-says-ministry-working",
        "published": "2026-10-24T09:37:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}