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Explainer: National Time Use Survey Data 2024
The National Time Use Survey (TUS) is a periodic survey conducted across the country by the National Statistics and Surveys Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India. The most recent… Continue reading
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State of Under Construction Road Works in Bengaluru – 2025
A week back, OpenCity conducted a survey to crowd-source all the under construction road projects in Bengaluru. The goal was to first see how many such projects are lying around in the city and then… Continue reading
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State of Groundwater Usage in Indian Cities in 2024
The “National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India” is an annual report published by the Central Ground Water Board under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. The latest report, for 2024… Continue reading
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Chennai Constituencies Datajam – March 2026
The Chennai constituencies datajam was conducted on March 28th 2026 to analyse the delivery of and gaps in essential services like education and health in the constituencies in Chennai. 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%,… Continue reading
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Bengaluru Public Transport Datajam – March 2026
The Bengaluru Public Transport datajam was conducted on the 7th March 2026 in Samagata, Bengaluru in collaboration with WRI India, Friends of BMTC, Bengawalk and CDPR. Continue reading
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Bengaluru Metro: Ridership Data For Revenue Optimization
Karthik Devan uses daily ridership data to look at how revenue can be optimised by BMRCL without needing massive fare increases… Continue reading
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Tabebuia Blooms in Bengaluru
Tabebuia trees are blooming across Bengaluru with the arrival of Spring. Residents are using data from the BBMP tree census to map them…. Continue reading
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Datajam on Urban Heat in Hyderabad – February 2026
On May 29th 2024, Telangana recorded a temperature of 47.2°C, while the city of Hyderabad reached 43.3°C. With rising temperatures across the globe, such high temperatures are no longer a rare occurrence in Hyderabad. Increasing… 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… 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.… Continue reading
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Bengaluru and Ground Water in 2024
Bengaluru is often in the news for water scarcity related reasons. Doomsday warnings, talks of “Day Zero” hog the headlines. In the recent past, the summer of 2024 stands out for these reasons as water… Continue reading
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Bengaluru Biodiversity Datajam – Dec 2025
What does biodiversity mean in the context of a city like Bengaluru, where the most important topics of discussion and news are traffic, water and real estate? Does this rapidly expanding and concretizing city still… Continue reading
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Explainer: Hebbal Short Tunnel Roads
While the controversy around the proposed tunnel road from Hebbal to Silk Board rages on, the government has proposed a smaller set of tunnel roads at Hebbal from the Veterinary College on Bellary Road till… Continue reading
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Suicides in India 2023 – Rising trends a growing public health concern
The Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report is an annual report published by the National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The report details unnatural deaths that occurred during the… Continue reading
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