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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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What Happened at our VisualSHIFT event?
The VisualSHIFT Design Jam brought together students, planners, designers, software developers, researchers and transport enthusiasts from across Bengaluru. Organised by WRI India in partnership with Oorvani Foundation, 31 participants gathered at WRI India’s Basavanagudi office… Continue reading
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Household Social Consumption on Health 2025 : Privatisation of Healthcare Hurting Households
The Household Social Consumption: Health Survey conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, captures details of how households in India are spending money… Continue reading
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Explainer: NFHS-6 Data Sheets and the Missing Indicators
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, national household survey conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The survey is conducted roughly every three years, and covers population, health, nutrition, and… Continue reading
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HCES 2023-24: Indian Cities Getting Costlier
The Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey (HCES) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, captures details of how households in India are spending… Continue reading
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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… 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… 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… Continue reading
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Explainer: Bengaluru Elevated Corridors – 2026
The Greater Bengaluru Corporation through its infrastructure arm – BSMILE – floated tenders to construct nine flyovers or elevated corridors across the city. These nine flyovers range from a length of a few hundred meters… 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,… Continue reading
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Bengaluru Stormwater Drains Datajam – May 2026
The Bengaluru Stormwater drains datajam was conducted on the 23rd May 2026 in collaboration with MOD Foundation, WELL Labs, Biome Trust and Sponge Collaborative. It was part of the Building a Resilient Bengaluru Initiative supported… Continue reading
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Visualising Bengaluru’s Budget & Where GBA’s Money Flows
Ashutosh Shukla analyses visually the money flow, from income to expenditure for the five corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Authority area, Continue reading
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