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Open City: Asking the right questions
As part of the Tech4Dev cohort, in March 2020, we kickstarted the re-design of Open City, a city level data repository hosted and developed by Oorvani Foundation and Data Meet. The purpose of the rede
Villages Around Our Cities
When we think of our city districts, like Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune or Ahmedabad, we think of sprawling metropolises with buildings crowding the landscape. However, this is true only for some o
Waste Management in Mestri Palya: A Case Study
Waste Management is something that we often tend to overlook so what if you take out some time and think about it? Let us think, we generate waste, and what next? That isn’t our responsibility.
Chennai Rains and Waterlogging Datajam – Jan 2024
In December 2023, Chennai was hit by the Severe Cyclonic Storm Michaung. Close to 500mm of rainfall was received over a period of a day in Chennai as per the IMD stations of Nungambakkam and Meenambak
BBMP – Work Orders, Budgets and Processes Datajam – July 2023
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the governing body for a large area under Bengaluru Urban district. It administers an area of 712 sq. km with a population of close to 10 million. After th
How to access the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Proceedings
Proceedings in the legislative assembly are not only an important part of our democratic process, but also help us understand how our MLAs have been doing in the past 5 years – what issues have
Resources – Karnataka Elections 2023
Here’s a list of resources, both in OpenCity.in and outside that you can use to find information regarding the elections. These resources are for Bengaluru Urban district polling information, an
Bengaluru Constituencies Datajam – April 2023
Bengaluru Urban district currently has twenty eight assembly constituencies (ACs) in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Can public data be used to analyse, rate and rank how these 28 constituencies a
Bengaluru Traffic Datajam – Feb 2023
Can open data help solve a city’s challenges? What if the challenges are as complex as Bengaluru’s infamous traffic? Can a random cohort of people with diverse backgrounds and skills get together
Bangalore Floods – A Call for Open Data
A few days of rains in the first week of September and India’s IT capital, Bangalore, got the attention of the international media. The Wall Street Journal headline read – India’s Silicon Valley