No City for Pedestrians - Analysing Mumbai's Road Crash Deaths in 2023 - OpenCity
A collateral of road traffic that we have learnt to live with is road crashes. In every Indian city they account for hundreds of deaths every year, with| OpenCity
OpenCity conducted a hackathon on the topic of "Bengaluru Climate" to develop a climate dashboard for the city.| OpenCity
The BBMP, in July 2025, notified new rules to govern advertisements in its vast area. The news rules are ostensibly to regulate hoardings and billboards, restricting their size and proliferation, while also earning BBMP revenue from them. Large advertisements on roadsides The following advertisements are allowed on the specific types of roadsides as below Advertisement […]| OpenCity
Have you ever noticed how much hotter it feels in a congested part of a city compared to a park or a quiet neighborhood? That’s what scientists call the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. It happens when cities, with all their buildings and roads, get much warmer than the green areas around them. The Urban […]| OpenCity
A collateral of road traffic that we have learnt to live with is road crashes. In every Indian city they account for hundreds of deaths every year, with| OpenCity
BBMP’s work orders data tell you about the work orders BBMP made payments for. The data includes ward number, the description of the work undertaken, the name and contact of the contractor who undertook the work, and how much was paid for the work. Wards that saw a lot of work orders being generated should […]| OpenCity
Mumbai has among the highest number of private vehicles in India closing in on 5 million vehicles. With such a high number of vehicles and high congestion, traffic violations are expected to be high and to be an important source of revenue for the state. Challans data for 2024 paints an expected picture with 59 […]| OpenCity
In December 2024, Oorvani Foundation conducted a Masterclass on Lakes followed by an OpenCity datajam on the topic of Bengaluru Lakes. The goal of the masterclass was for people to understand how our lakes work, their interconnectedness, and what to look for to judge a healthy, well-maintained and functioning lake by learning to audit the […]| OpenCity
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| OpenCity
Road infrastructure is a crucial component of a city’s infrastructure as it facilitates the movement of people, goods and services throughout the city. It is all the more important for a city like Bengaluru for two major reasons. First, unlike other cities of comparable size, in India or globally, Bengaluru does not have a suburban […]| OpenCity
Hyderabad, a city synonymous with India’s burgeoning IT sector, has witnessed an unparalleled boom in recent decades. The very landscape of the city has been transformed, none more so than in areas like Kondapur Ward, no. 104 – a bustling stretch encompassing the high-tech corporate hubs of Hitech City, the rapidly developing Kondapur, and the […]| OpenCity
Cities of the 21st century, largely in developing countries given their elevated vulnerabilities, necessitate a substantial share of the global climate| OpenCity
The Bellandur area and ward is synonymous with the IT boom in Bengaluru over the last 20 years and in many ways it represents a microcosm of how the city| OpenCity
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 survey was conducted in 2024.| OpenCity
Chennai is a city that is often in the news for water related issues. While periodic cyclones cause flooding and water-logging in winter, these events are| OpenCity
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, publishes important annual statistical reports. “Crime in India” details annual crime statistics – different types of crimes at district level, “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India” provides statistics on accidental deaths – road as well as otherwise like wildlife conflicts, and suicidal deaths including causes of suicides. Road Accidents in India is an annual report published by...| OpenCity
[In the first part of our analysis we looked at the trends in outlay over the years, and why the 2025-26 budget was unprecedented. We analysed the allocation under different heads, and the changes from the last year, and how much was spent from the last year’s outlay.]| OpenCity
BBMP's budget for 2025-26 was presented on the 29th March 2025. BBMP's budgets have tended to be around the Rs. 10,000 Crore mark with election years| OpenCity
While cities in the North like Delhi, Agra, Varanasi make the news regularly over dangerous air quality, those in the South like Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad get a relatively easy pass as their air quality looks better in comparison. However, with more vehicles plying the roads than Delhi, with regular power cuts needing operation of […]| OpenCity
The "National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India" is an annual report published by the Central Ground Water Board under the Ministry| OpenCity
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 […]| OpenCity
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| OpenCity
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| OpenCity
