Category: How it Works

Google’s ‘attack’ on Indian apps; dark days, say stakeholders, questioning Google’s ‘inferior terms’ for Indian developers

YouTube will begin to require creators to disclose when they’ve created realistic altered or synthetic content, and will display a label that indicates for people when they’re watching this content. (Representative Image: Mitchell Luo via Unsplash)

Is Google offering inferior terms to Indian app developers? Questions arise after Google’s latest app delisting action. Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Communications, Electronics, and IT has arranged a meeting on March 4 to address the dispute between the Big Tech and Indian app developers.

ZEE’s Punit Goenka plans on “chopping off anything that doesn’t yield a return on investment”

In line with his strategic plan focused towards achieving the targeted goals, ZEE's MD and CEO Punit Goenka proposed the implementation of a lean and streamlined management structure to the Board on April 5. The streamlining process included rationalisation of the workforce by 15 percent.

Zee MD and CEO, Punit Goenka, emphasises a renewed focus on profitability in a recent media interview. He highlights a shift towards prioritising investments that demonstrate clear return on investment (ROI).

Indians increase spending on tobacco, intoxicants, paan: Govt’s Household Consumption Expenditure survey reveals

The Survey shed light on the private final consumption expenditure, income inequalities and other demographic indicators useful for mapping the progress of India’s economy. The report saw a survey of 2.76 lakh-plus households in both rural and urban areas (1,55,014 in rural areas and 1,06,732 in urban areas) in the central sample spread over all States and Union Territories in the country, evaluated in the period from August 2022 to July 2023. The detailed report will be released later. (Image source: Unsplash)

In comparison, the proportion of spending on education has reduced in urban and rural areas.

Info Edge apps back on Google Play store: Sanjeev Bikhchandani

“Many of the Info Edge apps are back on the play store. An effort very well led by Hitesh and the entire Info Edge team. People were up all night for this. Great crisis management,” Bikhchandani said (Image sourced via Forbes India)

Info Edge’s apps Naukri India jobseeker, 99acres and Naukrigulf are back on the Google Play store.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to meet Google and app developers to solve delisting dispute

On March 1, Google announced it would remove apps from 10 Indian developers, including Shaadi.com, Naukri.com, jeevansathi.com, and Bharat Matrimony, from its Play Store in India for non-compliance with its billing policies.

“India is very clear, our policy is very clear…our startups will get the protection that they need,” Vaishnaw said in an interview with PTI. He added that the government will be meeting Google and other app developers who have been delisted next week to try and resolve the dispute.

Anupam Mittal on Google delisting Indian apps: Dark day for India Internet

On March 1, Google warned it may remove the apps of 10 companies in India for not paying a service fee for the use of its Play Store platform in India. (Image sourced via Moneycontrol)

Anupam Mittal hits out at Google for delisting India apps which the tech giant said have not complied with its app billing policy. Mittal calls it “the new Digital East India Co and this #Lagaan must be stopped!”