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
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 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.
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
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
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
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 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
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
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