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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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Urban Street Design: Fixing Iblur Junction – Oct 2024
On Saturday, 5th October 2024, an innovative action workshop titled “Urban Street Design: Fixing Iblur Junction” was held in Bengaluru, aiming to address the infamous traffic bottleneck at Iblur Junction. Organised by Oorvani’s Civic Learning… Continue reading
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Datajam on Urban Heat in Chennai – September 2024
In 2024 Chennai has recorded close to 120 days of the temperature crossing 35°C. That is four of the nine months of the year so far! If the high relative humidity is also factored in,… Continue reading
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Analysing UDISE+ 2021-22 Data – Part 2: Teachers and Enrollment in Major Cities
In an earlier post we looked at the state of facilities in government schools as compared to private and aided schools in seven major cities in India based on the UDISE+ data from 2021-22. In… Continue reading
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Analysing School Facilities in Major Cities from UDISE+ Data from 2021-22: Part 1
The Unified District Information System for Education Plus(UDISE+) is a database on schools at state and district level maintained by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India. The database… Continue reading
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Household Consumption and Expenditure in the Metros – 2022
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, released the data from the Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey, 2022. The purpose of this survey is to analyse the consumption and expenditure trends… Continue reading
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An ESG-based Approach for Sustainable Cities Through Public-Private Partnerships and Investments
Cities, which house almost 60% of the world’s population are also responsible for two-thirds of the world’s energy consumption, and consequently emissions. Further, increased urbanisation trends means that the role of cities in tackling environmental… Continue reading
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Explainer: Understanding the HCES 2022 for Cities Dataset
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, released the data from the Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey, 2022. While the website contains the summarised data, the raw data from the survey… Continue reading
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Addressing Urban Heat in Bengaluru Datajam – August 2024
On the 29th April 2024, Bengaluru recorded extremely 38.5°C which was the second hottest day ever recorded in the city. IMD records showed that between February and June 35°C was exceeded on 45 days, 27… Continue reading
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Explainer: Know your South in Bengaluru
On the 26th July 2024, the Karnataka Cabinet approved a move to rename Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South. The move is expected to benefit the district, by capitalising on the “Brand Bengaluru” name, and drive… Continue reading
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Map of Illegal Layouts in Bengaluru
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) recently published a list of private layouts that it deemed illegal and unauthorised. The main reason for the illegality of these layouts is the lack of DC conversion from agricultural… Continue reading
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Comparing Road Accidents in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in 2023
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are studies in contrast while also being similar in many parameters. While Tamil Nadu is smaller in size, it has a larger population. While both have similar GDP, Tamil Nadu’s is… Continue reading
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Bengaluru Design Jam on BBMP Bye-laws – July 2024
A city is defined by how people live, and the kind of buildings in the city – houses as well as other buildings like schools, hospitals etc – play a significant role in that. Building… Continue reading
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