Category: Analysis
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WhatsApp as a Public Transit Tool
BMRCL launched a whatsapp bot for ticketing in 2022. BMTC despite having a larger ridership is yet to launch a similar service. Dhanvi Jain argues that making its GTFS data public like other cities can help achieve that. Continue Reading
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Indian Roads Continue to be Deadly with Pedestrians Paying the Price
India recorded 1,75,142 road crash deaths in 2024, the highest in a decade and nearly 18% more than in 2015. While the number of deaths has been increasing, the number of road crashes has remained relatively flat over the same period. This article looks at trends and numbers from the Accidental Deaths & Suicides in Continue Reading
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Suicides in 2024: Numbers Stabilising in India but Cities Remain a Concern
Analysis of suicides in India in 2024 in terms of gender and age with a special focus on metro cities – Delhi and Bengaluru. Continue Reading
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Beyond Bus Lanes: Understanding the Story of BRTS in India
Over the past two decades, multiple Indian cities experimented with Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRTS) as a way to improve urban public transport through dedicated bus corridors and more reliable bus operations. As of May 2026, the story of BRTS in India presents a mixed picture. Cities such as Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Raipur, and Hubli–Dharwad Continue Reading
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How Data Centres Are Drawing on Bengaluru’s Groundwater
Can Bengaluru Survive Its Data Centre Boom? Many of India’s metro cities face some type of water stress every year. Bengaluru might be the biggest victim to water stress. Due to the city’s landlocked location, situated far away from any major water source, the city relies heavily on its groundwater and its 100km pipe connected Continue Reading
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PLFS 2025 – The Missing Half of the Workforce in Indian Cities
Analysis of Periodic Labour Force Survey 2025 concentrating on labour force participation in the eight major cities of India. Continue Reading
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Analysis: GCC Budget 2026-27
Analysis of Greater Chennai Corporation budget for 2026-27. Continue Reading
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Analysis: GBA Budgets 2026-27
Analysis of the Budgets of the five corporations under GBA, looking at income, expenditure and historic trends. Continue Reading
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Chennai Constituencies: Facilities in Government Schools
At the Chennai constituencies datajam, Abdullah, Harini, Kathir, Prasanna and Santhosh worked on public data to analyse the state of government schools in the 16 constituencies in Chennai district. Continue Reading
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Analysing the BMC Budget for 2026-27
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation announced a budget with an allocation of a whopping Rs. 80,952.56 Cr. This marks an increase of 8.7% from the previous year’s allocation. While the increase this year is only 8.7%, the budget has more than doubled from the Rs. 39,038 Cr allocation in 2021-22. It needs to be noted that Continue Reading
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Mumbai Street Dogs Survey: Fewer Dogs but Falling Sterilization
The Bruhanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) the governing Urban Local Body(ULB) for Mumbai conducted a street dogs survey in 2024 in collaboration with Humane Society International/India. The survey estimated the number of street dogs living in Mumbai, the proportion of them sterilized and compared the findings to their equivalent numbers in 2014. The survey also looked Continue Reading
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BCG to BBMP: The Path to Financial Sustainability is Paved with Taxation
In June 2024, BBMP was said to have engaged Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a consultant to increase revenue generation and curb financial leakages. The cost of this engagement was said be upwards of Rs. 50 Crore. The final reports from this engagement have been delivered to BBMP and they were obtained through RTI by Continue Reading