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Open City: Asking the right questions
As part of the Tech4Dev cohort, in March 2020, we kickstarted the re-design of Open City, a city level data repository hosted and developed by Oorvani Foundation and Data Meet. The purpose of the redesign was to make the platform more accessible and user friendly. It was exciting to start this because it let us…
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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 by Bengaluru Sustainability Forum.
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PLFS 2025 – The Missing Half of the Workforce in Indian Cities
Analysis of Periodic Labour Force Survey 2025 concentrating on labour force participation in the eight major cities of India.
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Chennai Constituencies Datajam – March 2026
The Chennai constituencies datajam was conducted on March 28th 2026 to analyse the delivery of and gaps in essential services like education and health in the constituencies in Chennai.
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Bengaluru Public Transport Datajam – March 2026
The Bengaluru Public Transport datajam was conducted on the 7th March 2026 in Samagata, Bengaluru in collaboration with WRI India, Friends of BMTC, Bengawalk and CDPR.
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Bengaluru Metro: Ridership Data For Revenue Optimization
Karthik Devan uses daily ridership data to look at how revenue can be optimised by BMRCL without needing massive fare increases…
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Datajam on Urban Heat in Hyderabad – February 2026
On May 29th 2024, Telangana recorded a temperature of 47.2°C, while the city of Hyderabad reached 43.3°C. With rising temperatures across the globe, such high temperatures are no longer a rare occurrence in Hyderabad. Increasing concretisation and reducing green cover have only made it worse. Hyderabad is a city characterised by extremes. While places in…
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Bengaluru Biodiversity Datajam – Dec 2025
What does biodiversity mean in the context of a city like Bengaluru, where the most important topics of discussion and news are traffic, water and real estate? Does this rapidly expanding and concretizing city still hold biodiversity of note, or are they restricted to a few hotspots like Lalbagh, Cubbon park and the increasingly polluted…
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Crime in Indian Cities 2023: A System Overwhelmed
In the first part of our analysis of the Crime in India 2023 report we look at the number of cases registered, number of persons arrested and trials completed.
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Chennai Lakes Datajam – September 2025
Chennai is a city surrounded by large lakes which are important sources of water for the parched city. Many smaller lakes have vanished over the course of time, sacrificed at the altar of the relentless urban development juggernaut. Area names with prefixes like ‘eri’, ‘thangal’ etc suggest erstwhile lakes and tanks that have been built…
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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 resilience against climate change hazards in a collaborative manner, leading to inclusive outcomes for Bengaluru’s citizens.This article attempts to take…
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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 are changing too, as people experienced heavy rains causing water-logging as early as mid-May this year. More than 40% of…