Small traders likely to feel the pinch as govt bans 43 mobile apps

Small to medium businesses key user base of logistics and transport apps Lalamove and Drive by Lalamove

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) issued a list of 43 apps it was banning “for engaging in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order”. According to Meity, the decision was taken based on comprehensive reports from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs, and the ban was under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.

This is the third set of apps banned since June. The total number of banned apps adds up to 220. The bulk are from China, or