Tag: Bengaluru
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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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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
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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 across the country to understand how people are spending their money. The survey also collects auxiliary information to understand how… 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 of which were in April. The remaining three days of April recorded more than 34°C, so there really wasn’t a… 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 up development of infrastructure and real-estate prices. However, the new district Bengaluru South, joins a list of other Souths in… 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 land to residential use, and in some cases illegal encroachments. The list published by BDA has survey numbers of the… 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 more evenly distributed among its districts, while in Karnataka there is a wide gulf between Bengaluru Urban and the rest… 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 bye-laws defined by the urban local bodies exist mainly to regulate how different structures – residences, apartments, commercial buildings, schools,… Continue Reading
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Private Water Tankers Survey – February 2024
OpenCity.in in collaboration with Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF), conducted a survey private water tankers in Bengaluru. The goal of the survey was to understand the demand for water in different parts of the city, how they are met, and where they are dependent on private tankers, how much they are paying for the service. The… Continue Reading
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Analysing the results from the 2024 General Elections in Karnataka
In the recently concluded General Elections to the Lok Sabha, BJP and its alliance partner JD(S) won 19 of the 28 seats on offer in Karnataka. The Indian National Congress (INC) won the remaining nine. There have been a lot of analyses about the reasons for these results. Here we look at the vote share… Continue Reading