{
  "id": 1686771,
  "title": "IAS officer who helped turn India's software industry into global powerhouse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ias-officer-who-helped-turn-indias-software-industry-into-global",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T09:12:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/the-ias-officer-who-made-indias-it-horse-fly-how-n-vittal-turned-a-bullock-cart-a-satellite-dish-and-a-bold-gamble-into-a-technology-revolution/articleshow/133314390.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "N Vittal, the IAS officer and former Secretary of the Department of Electronics, played a key role in shaping India's software industry by removing regulatory barriers and promoting shared digital infrastructure. The article traces how a 1985 Texas Instruments satellite link, famously transported by bullock cart in Bengaluru, demonstrated India's potential for global software exports. Vittal…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}