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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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Mumbai Street Dogs Survey: Fewer Dogs but Falling Sterilization
The Bruhanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) the governing Urban Local Body(ULB) for Mumbai conducted a street dogs survey in 2024 in collaboration with Humane Society International/India. The survey estimated the number of street dogs living in… Continue reading
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BCG to BBMP: The Path to Financial Sustainability is Paved with Taxation
In June 2024, BBMP was said to have engaged Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a consultant to increase revenue generation and curb financial leakages. The cost of this engagement was said be upwards of Rs.… Continue reading
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Bengaluru and Ground Water in 2024
Bengaluru is often in the news for water scarcity related reasons. Doomsday warnings, talks of “Day Zero” hog the headlines. In the recent past, the summer of 2024 stands out for these reasons as water… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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Explainer: Hebbal Short Tunnel Roads
While the controversy around the proposed tunnel road from Hebbal to Silk Board rages on, the government has proposed a smaller set of tunnel roads at Hebbal from the Veterinary College on Bellary Road till… Continue reading
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Suicides in India 2023 – Rising trends a growing public health concern
The Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report is an annual report published by the National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The report details unnatural deaths that occurred during the… Continue reading
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Crime in Indian Cities 2023: Delhi and Bengaluru Continue to Top the Charts
In the first part of our analysis of the “Crime in India – 2023” report, we looked at the state of crime in general in large Indian cities. The focus was on how the criminal… Continue reading
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Bengaluru Water Tankers Survey 2025 – Situation Better Than 2024
As the El Nino intensifed in the second half of 2023, the south-west monsoons failed after July. Bengaluru was left facing a drought-like situation in the summer of 2024, with little respite from the Cauvery.… Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
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Showcase: How Bengaluru Uses the Metro
Vivek Mathew and Aman Bhargava have developed a project using ridership data obtained from BMRCL through RTI. Continue reading
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Road Crashes in 2023: Delhi and Bengaluru Continue to Record the Highest
In an earlier analysis we looked at the number of road crashes and fatalities in India with a focus on pedestrian fatalities. We found that while the number of road crashes and fatalities have risen… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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