All Articles
-
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
Posted in: Explainers -
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
Posted in: Analysis -
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
Posted in: Analysis -
Mumbai Traffic Violations: Many Challans, Few Paid
Mumbai has among the highest number of private vehicles in India closing in on 5 million vehicles. With such a high number of vehicles and high congestion, traffic violations are expected to be high and… Continue reading
Posted in: Analysis -
State of Bengaluru Lakes – 2024-25
In December 2024, Oorvani Foundation conducted a Masterclass on Lakes followed by an OpenCity datajam on the topic of Bengaluru Lakes. The goal of the masterclass was for people to understand how our lakes work,… Continue reading
Posted in: Analysis -
Bengaluru Climate Action Cell: Achievements And Disappointments
Bengaluru’s first ever Climate Action and Resilience Plan (BCAP) was launched on the 27th November 2023. The main objectives of BCAP are to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the city, and build adaptation and… Continue reading
Posted in: Analysis -
Road Infrastructure Density mapping for Bengaluru
Road infrastructure is a crucial component of a city’s infrastructure as it facilitates the movement of people, goods and services throughout the city. It is all the more important for a city like Bengaluru for… Continue reading
Posted in: Showcase -
Caught in the Heat Trap: How Urban Sprawl is Reshaping Life in Hyderabad’s Kondapur Ward
Hyderabad, a city synonymous with India’s burgeoning IT sector, has witnessed an unparalleled boom in recent decades. The very landscape of the city has been transformed, none more so than in areas like Kondapur Ward,… Continue reading
Posted in: Analysis -
Climate Action Plans (CAPs) in Indian Cities: Towards Balancing Inclusive Adaptation and Mitigation
Cities of the 21st century, largely in developing countries given their elevated vulnerabilities, necessitate a substantial share of the global climate change costs. An immediate and a measured addressal is an emerging imperative. As a… Continue reading
Posted in: Analysis -
Decoding Bengaluru’s Civic Complaints: A Deep Dive into BBMP Grievances Data 2025
Bengaluru’s civic infrastructure challenges are well-documented, but what do the numbers actually tell us? Through a comprehensive analysis of over 126,000 grievances filed with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in the first half of… Continue reading
Posted in: Showcase -
Tracking Urban Heat in Bellandur
The Bellandur area and ward is synonymous with the IT boom in Bengaluru over the last 20 years and in many ways it represents a microcosm of how the city has evolved in the first… Continue reading
Posted in: Analysis -
Explainer: World Bank Loan to BBMP and BWSSB
The World Bank recently approved a loan to the Government of Karnataka for projects in Bengaluru. The project is called “Karnataka Water Security and Resilience Program” and is financed under the instrument called “Program for… Continue reading
Posted in: Explainers -
Explainer: How to Read the BBMP Budget
The BBMP budget is an important document laying out how the Urban Local Body plans to spend money during the next Financial Year (FY). The budget itself consists of multiple documents, the budget speech which… Continue reading
Posted in: Explainers -
Datajam on Urban Heat in Mumbai – June 2025
With every passing year, Mumbai is experiencing worsening summers, with heat waves starting as early as February. Increasing concretisation is adding to the urban heat island effect, making the mercury soar in Mumbai. Weather patterns… Continue reading
Posted in: Jams -
Design Jam – Reimagine Livable Bengaluru – May 2025
Bengaluru’s traffic and infrastructure are always in the news for the wrong reasons. With time proving that upscaling the infrastructure can never meet the city’s growing population, it is only fair that we give the… Continue reading
Posted in: Jams