Category: Stories
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Access to Tech and Technical Skills in Indian Cities 2024
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, has published the data for the 79th Round Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS), from 2022-23. The survey tries to measure different parameters at both household and individual level. Access to phones, ability to use the internet for… 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 is now out and can be accessed from OpenCity.in here. Stages of Ground Water Extraction The groundwater extraction is classified… Continue Reading
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Know your City Officials in Bengaluru
How to know which police station your home falls under, and where the police station is? Which BWSSB division supplies water to you and whom to contact if you are facing issues? These are among the many civic issues addressed by Bengawalk’s latest website: cityofficials.bengawalk.com. Some of the data like jurisdictions and contact info of… Continue Reading
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Projects in 2024 That Used OpenCity.in Data
OpenCity.in has been a public data commons for more than seven years now, and currently has 825 datasets with more than 6000 datasets. We also conduct regular datajams where people from diverse backgrounds come together to analyse the data related to specific issues. The coming together of data as well as experts lends to creation… Continue Reading
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Governance in Integrated Water Resource Management – What actions are required
Introduction This article identifies the gaps in governance of our water system management, and recommends corrective actions. The document is divided in 3 sections: The article contains four appendixes: Part-1: Our water system As shown in the diagram below, our water system comprises the following components: A simplified diagram of how these components work together… Continue Reading
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Datajam on Lakes in Bengaluru
Bengaluru is known as a city of lakes. Where once there were more than a thousand lakes, we now have under three hundred lakes, which is still unique when compared to other cities in India. These lakes played a large role in flood mitigation, as water sources and as ground water recharge sinks. Increasingly those… Continue Reading
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Analysing the Multi-Indicator Survey for Indian Cities
The 78th round Multi-Indicator Survey (MIS) was conducted in 2020 starting in January 2020. The survey was conducted by the National Sample Surveys Office (NSSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India. The survey covers all the districts in the country and the comprehensive data can be found here in… Continue Reading
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Analysing DGCA Passenger Data for Major Indian Cities
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, is the main regulating and governing body for Civil Aviation in India primarily dealing with safety issues. It is responsible for regulation of air transport services to/from/within India and for enforcement of civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.… 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 Hub, in collaboration with WRI India and Socratus, the event brought together urban planners, community members, and experts to explore… 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, the number of days that would have “felt like” more than 35°C would be much higher. What does this mean… 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 this post, we look at the number of teachers, as well as students enrollment and how they vary across different… 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 contains detailed information on schools. This information includes, among others: While this database is annual, the latest report is from… Continue Reading