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| OpenCity
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 steadily, the proportion of pedestrians making up the fatalities has more than doubled in the last decade. In this analysis […]| OpenCity
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 […]| OpenCity
Raja Ramamoorthy's civic-tech tool that makes commute choices visible—and what 774 trips can teach us about moving people, not just vehicles| OpenCity
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India, has finally released the Road Accidents in India Report for 2023, after a delay of more than a year. The report provides crucial insights into how safe (or not) our roads are for different road users. The report offers detailed information on the number […]| OpenCity
The Comprehensive Modular Surveys(CMS) are surveys done by the National Statistics Office (NSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India. They cover different aspects of day to day living in India. The 79th round Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS) was conducted in 2022-23 and the data is available here. Recently, […]| OpenCity
The Government of India has set a target to electrify a large part of the transportation sector by 2030. The intent is to have 30% of all cars, 70% of all commercial vehicles and 80% of all two-wheelers sold from 2030 to be electric vehicles. Given that 2030 is only five years away, the share […]| 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| OpenCity
OpenCity aspires to bring in visibility and transparency into urban local governance and enable data based decision making in cities| 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
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| 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
Cities of the 21st century, largely in developing countries given their elevated vulnerabilities, necessitate a substantial share of the global climate| 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
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