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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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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… Continue reading
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How to find your constituency in Bengaluru
Use the map below to find your assembly constituency in Bengaluru district for the Karnataka elections 2023.Use the button the left of the screen to open the left panel. On this panel, you can choose… Continue reading
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Health vulnerability analysis from the OpenCity Datajam
On April 1st, 2023, the city of Bangalore was host to a “datajam” conducted by OpenCity.in at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore to analyse the data of Bengaluru constituencies. in the context of the… Continue reading
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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, and likely do not apply for… Continue reading
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Bengaluru Constituency Datajam Tables
The Bengaluru Constituency Datajam was held on the 1st of April 2023. The main goal of the datajam was to get participants to evaluate how the 28 constituencies are doing on different parameters. The following… Continue reading
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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 are doing in terms of different… Continue reading
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What Mumbai’s Climate Action Plan Says About Risks for the City
Mumbai’s Climate Action Plan is a document prepared by the Mumbai Metropolitan Area Development Authority (MMRDA) and published by the BruhanMumbai Corporation (BMC). The main purpose of the document is to identify the risks from… Continue reading
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How to Access Government GIS Data for Indian Cities/States
Different Indian states made public geo-spatial data about their states as well as important cities. This includes, among other things, important data like the following: Public domain Geo-spatial data: Not all states have made their… Continue reading
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What the Last Economic Census Said About Bengaluru
What is an Economic Census? The Economic Census in India is a periodic activity to count all entrepreneurial units in the country. These units could be involved in economic activities of either agricultural or non-agricultural… Continue reading
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Where are the accident hotspots in Bengaluru?
Bengaluru records around 700 deaths each year on average. As per latest data from the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP), 771 people were killed on Bengaluru’s roads in traffic accidents in 2022, which is more than… Continue reading
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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 and come up… Continue reading
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How to Download Maps from GIS websites
Many map sites as well as public utilities put out their maps for public consumption. This data is exposed in the form of Rest URLs and can be downloaded as map files with the right… Continue reading
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