Info Edge (India) shares fall 3% : Google Play Removes Apps 99acres and Naukri

Info Edge (India) shares fall 3% : Disruption in the Digital Space

Info Edge (India) Ltd faced a setback as Google Play Store removed its prominent mobile apps, including naukri.com, 99acres.com, and shiksha.com. The move comes in the wake of Google’s ongoing removal of apps in India, including popular matrimony apps, due to a dispute over service fee payments.

Info Edge (India) shares fall 3% : Google Play RemoAppsves 99acres and Naukri
Info Edge (India) shares fall 3% : Disruption in the Digital Space

Surprise Removal Raises Concerns

The removal, as disclosed by Info Edge (India) Ltd in a BSE filing, took the company by surprise. Google’s action lacked proper notice, causing concern for the company. Google has cited non-compliance with its app billing policy by Indian developers over an extended period, leading to the removal of their apps from the Google Play Store.

Impact on Users

Info Edge clarified that users who already have its mobile apps downloaded can continue using them. Users accessing the apps through alternative platforms like the Apple App Store or web platforms (both mobile and desktop) remain unaffected by this change. The company is actively reviewing its options, collaborating with Google to reinstate its mobile applications on the Google Play Store promptly.

Dispute Over Fee Structure

The core of the dispute lies in Google’s imposition of a fee ranging from 11% to 26% on in-app payments. This decision follows the Competition Commission of India’s order to abandon the earlier system of charging 15-30%.

Saturday’s Trading Day Dynamics

Despite it being a weekend holiday, BSE and NSE chose to keep the market open, dividing the trading day into two sessions. The first session, involving live trading, commenced from 9:15 am to 10 am, with pre-open timings from 9 am to 9:08 am.

Google’s Bold Move

Google proceeded to remove apps that failed to pay the fee after the Supreme Court denied interim relief to the companies battling against the platform fees imposed by the search giant.

Info Edge (India) shares fall 3% : Google Play RemoAppsves 99acres and Naukri
Info Edge (India) shares fall 3% : Google Play RemoAppsves 99acres and Naukri

Info Edge Stance

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, the founder of Info Edge, clarified on Friday that they had cleared all pending Google invoices on time and were compliant with Google’s policies. While Indian companies may comply for the time being, Bikhchandani emphasized the need for an App Store/Play Store integrated into Digital Public Infrastructure, akin to UPI and ONDC. He underscored the importance of a strategic response to address these challenges, tagging Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in his post on X.

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India GDP की तिमाही वृद्धि (अक्टूबर-दिसम्बर) आर्थिक वर्ष 2023-24 के लिए संभावनाओं को पार करते हुए, 29 फरवरी, गुरुवार को प्रस्तुत आंकड़ों के अनुसार 8.4% है, जो की 6.7% की अनुमान के मुकाबले है, जूनेदिन को सांख्यिकी और कार्यक्रम कार्यान्वयन मंत्रालय द्वारा जारी किए गए डेटा के अनुसार।

यह वृद्धि दर अर्थशास्त्रीयों के आंकड़ों को पार करती है, जिन्होंने रूटर्स की एक सर्वेक्षण के अनुसार 6.7% का पूर्वानुमान किया था, और पिछले तिमाही की संशोधित वृद्धि 8.1% से अधिक थी। यह सरकार के जीडीपी आंकलन का दूसरा क्रमशः क्वार्टर है जो सड़क की अपेक्षाएँ पार कर गई हैं।

“एनएसओ की दूसरी पूर्व-मान्यता भी पूरे आर्थिक वर्ष के लिए 7.6% की अधिक जीडीपी वृद्धि का आंकलन करती है, जो प्रारंभिक अनुमान के 7.3% से ऊपर है।”

इसे “संभावना से कम नहीं” कहा गया है। अर्थशास्त्रीयों ने जनरल इलेक्शन से पहले घोषित जीडीपी नंबर में “तेज ऊपरी आश्चर्य” पर विस्तार से व्याख्या की। “भारत की वृद्धि की क्वार्टर 3 की आंकड़े ने एक विचारशील परिस्थिति पैदा की, जिसमें जीवीए वृद्धि समग्रतः अपेक्षित रूप से 6.5% तक मोड़ रही थी, और जीडीपी 8.4% से कहीं ज्यादा बढ़ गई थी।

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