A dimension within Climate & Mental Health
This theme explores the intersection of environmental concerns like climate change and deforestation with mental health and well-being.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Mangar Bani faced severe air pollution and multiple nearby fire threats this month, despite supporting diverse wildlife.
Vrishabhavathi River experienced significant air pollution and nearby fire threats this month, despite consistent monsoon rains.
Deforestation severely threatens Ooty Lake's ecosystem, exacerbated by fluctuating poor air quality throughout June.
In Sonbhadra, an elder reflects on the community's evolving traditions, from festive celebrations and unique tribal customs to environmental shifts and new livelihoods, holding onto the hope of preser
We and the people around us feel more stressed nowadays than before.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Certainly, nowadays we also feel more worried than before, and we also experience mental stress.
— gobardhan pangi
Nowadays, there is a lot of stress, tension from work, family, and employment.
— Kachala Choudhary
Yes, we feel more stressed now than before because of seeing all these things like forest destruction, environmental degradation, and heat.
— Kachala Choudhary
Yes, earlier and now, in this technology era, a lot of pressure is being faced.
— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
To see. We are living in tension daily now, engaged in worldly work. And as traditions change day by day, we are experiencing even more tension.
— Prasanna Pradhan · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
I feel more stressed than before.
— Kachala Choudhary
Nowadays, minds are more stressed than before. Forests, heat, everything is increasing. Forests are also being cut, and the heat is rising.
— Kachala Choudhary
economic problems, distraction on social media, academic pressure, lack of time, emotional or family problems.
— Installation Visitor
Also, the stress from exams, the lack of time, economic problems, distractions, and the pressure to get good grades.
— Installation Visitor
I am experiencing more mental stress now than before. Please give the names if possible: Kamaliguda Gorakhunta Malkangiri
— Trinath badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, Odisha
adapting to a new stage, that is, learning new responsibilities, schedules, and study methods, organizing tasks, times, exams, and personal life. Also, academic pressure, which involves fulfilling evaluations, presentations, and high demands. Also economic problems, which are expenses in materials, in transportation, food, also with fatigue and worry, and this can affect emotional well-being. In another case, it would be work and study at the same time.
— Installation Visitor
Earlier, there was no problem; now there is a lot of stress.
— Kachala Choudhary
They are the stress from exams, lack of time, economic problems, distractions, and the pressure to get good grades.
— Installation Visitor
Are you feeling more worried or stressed than before these days? Yes, I am feeling it. What to do?
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Yes, we feel more stressed than before because now the era of mobile phones has arrived, unlike before when it was about stories and sports.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
We feel more stressed nowadays because the heat is increasing. The sun is getting stronger, and rain is happening untimely.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Yes, I am feeling more stressed or mentally pressured than before. Name - Muka Sodi Village - Gangalaguda Panchayat - Potrel Block - Korukonda District - Malkangiri
— Champa Gatan · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha
What concerns me about AI currently is that if we are able to use it well, without destroying the environment or disadvantaging you know, people and not spoiling different existing resources, etc. But if we're able to use it well in a balanced way, is the concern. So, a lot of governance on how AI needs to be directed is required. Also, there's a tendency that of disappearing arts and craft practices because AI can do it also is a worrying thing that we don't delegate everything to AI. So, it needs careful consideration.
— Shram · Arpora, Baga, North Goa
Are you feeling more anxious or stressed than before these days? Yes, I am.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
What concerns me about growing AI use are the environmental costs such as water and energy consumption, pollution in the form of water and noise pollution. The lands that are being chosen to set up the data centers often belong to/next to communities that are already marginalized and in so it can exacerbate inequality that already exists. because What excites me is the fact that AI use and easy translation allows to democratize opportunities for people across different socio-economic strata and in some way gives them an equal footing.
— Smriti Tiwari · Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
Some of the challenges students face are the lack of time to complete all their homework, study for exams, also sometimes stress and the pressure to get good grades. Another challenge is avoiding distractions like cell phones, social media so they can concentrate more on their studies, right? Also, sometimes there are difficulties understanding certain topics or courses.
— Installation Visitor
I think I'm excited and also concerned about different aspects of AI. One of my biggest concerns at the moment is the application of AI in animal language processing. Data that is used in these LLM represents a complex sentient being, yet for the tool, it is reduced to data points. I am concerned that this reduces the complexity of those worlds that we are attempting to understand. Sentient populations are being extracted from and therefore are not currently represented as the complex, social populations that they are.
— Kate Armstrong · Galungan, Sawan, Unknown
Limited access to technology, physical and mental fatigue, competition among colleagues, difficulty understanding some topics.
— Installation Visitor
Worried about the road problem.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Chhapaka, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
What concerns me about AI use is the growing environmental costs in the form of water and energy consumption as well as water and noise pollution. What excites me is the fact that it democratizes opportunities by removing language and technical barriers for people across socio-economic strata.
— Smriti Tiwari · Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
I think what I'm concerned about is how our notions of productivity will change with the use of AI: Someone had reposted somebody else's post that was talking about how much work they got done with Claude. They had written three research papers, revised and improved a grant proposal, and helped supplement the comments and feedback to a student's work all within a brief period of time. If this is the level of productivity that we are to get used to, what does it say about those of us who don't use AI or can't use AI? Are we to work at the same speed? The other issues I am concerned about are privacy and data retention, and the high use of energy and water by data centers. What excites me-- it could lead us to see material or problems in a new, interesting way and allow us to pursue leads we wouldn't have before. At the same time, the use of AI should not come at the cost of environmental damage and privacy concerns.
— Radiant Magpie · Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
What concerns me about growing AI use is the setup of data centers which have many environmental costs including including water and energy consumption, uh noise and water pollution. What excites me is the fact that it helps to democratize opportunities across socioeconomic strata by giving different people the skills to access opportunities by removing language barriers and technological barriers.
— Smriti Tiwari · Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
So I think AI is going to become part of our life. I remember some 10-15 years back when Android phone was there, only limited people were using the Android phone. Everybody had a feature phone. People used to ask, you don't have the Android phone. Then how people were shifted from feature phone to Android phone. Now even I was just taking an example of my father, he's also started using Android phone, without that he can't survive now. That much he's attached to that. Similarly, AI is going to be used in a different way. For me also, nowadays for each and every work, I am using some or other sort of AI. But at the same time, I'm really bothered about the data. Whatever I am sharing, does it go to the general warehouse where anybody can access? That is only my worry.
— Anonymous · Attur Layout, Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban
What excites me is that AI allows us to build prototypes and customize workflows easily. But it also scares me that many people are being exposed to it without understanding its full impact and reduction in cognitively abilites for simple tasks over time.
— Electric Marmot · Kortenbos, Den Haag, Unknown
Inflation and high cost of living, everyday essentials, rent, school fees—everything is expensive; the middle class is also troubled.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI
I am concerned about I am not concerned about the AI because AI is what the humans were were always in need of. AI can do the money money of the workers within few seconds. As one of the growing technology in the modern era, I am I am I am also concerned about it is misuses as it has been previously in last lot of some months, I have seen many videos that are and also AI has been used as the generous role for many other many other many other scams. As the data on the AI is not does not have any privacy. So with the advantages with with AI with AI having many advantages, it has many disadvantages also.
— Jolly Narwhal · Poterwal, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir
We are facing this predicament because we are observing the present era.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha
It excites me that the AI is going open certain new dimensions of professionalism and education. It concerns me that it is going to require a big amount of energy to function which might disturb the natural environment.
— Kind Wombat · Bichhia, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Worried about inflation
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
There are various types of problems in our village, and there is a need to work on those things as well.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In today's era, due to internet problems, our education has also been affected.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
What really excites me is how we can learn about new things quickly. Uh, there are no barriers anymore for learning all new things, definitely helping in the work that I do. But uh at the same time the concern is that we'll stop thinking for ourselves and our confidence in our thinking will come down. Um, I think that we'll figure out uh the questions around water, electricity, data centers, all of that. That is the best part of learning from the um doing. And uh I think if we don't worry too much about those things, that might be fine.
— Indigo Ferret · Indiranagar 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban
My family and my agricultural work gives me satisfaction. Now a days every people are in stress due market rate and low income.
— Anil Kumar Das · Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, Odisha
I am Diwari Malsi. A very large dam is going to be built in my village, which is a big problem for the villagers. And the displacement of people from here is underway, which causes people to...
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
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