1 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“AI is a very important, very important computer. AI tools are a digital app. With AI, a lot of digital work has become easy in today's time. And for whatever digital work we are doing today related to computers, AI has a very important part in it. And without it, perhaps our future generation will not be able to do anything. Therefore, AI is important in my life.”
“AI is the very important very important computer. AI tools is the digital app. AI se bahut sara kaam digital work karna asaan ho gaya hai aaj ki date mein aur yeh jo network ka hai digital jo bhi hum aaj kaam kar rahe hain computer se related usme AI ka bahut hi mahatvapurn hissa hai aur iske bina to shayad aage ka jo bhi hamara generation hai wo kuch kar hi nahi payenge. Isliye AI is the important in my life.”
translated from Hindi
Nearby, residents are contending with significant challenges related to economic pressures and environmental impacts. Many are reporting the burden of rising LPG prices, which severely impact both household budgets, particularly for low-income families, and the profitability of local food businesses. Concurrently, the summer heat has been unusually harsh in some areas, leading to health concerns such as migraines, exhaustion, and dehydration, even for those with access to air conditioning 💧. There are also notable concerns about the quality and organic sourcing of seasonal produce like mangoes, with many expressing a preference for naturally ripened fruits 🥭. Despite these issues, some households are actively exploring alternatives like electric induction stoves to mitigate fuel costs, and individuals are taking proactive steps to manage heat-related health risks 💡.
“Thankfully we have not been hit by the crisis at all till now. We have a gas pipeline connection that does not use LPG but some other gas , I guess PNG. So our kitchen has not stopped. Meanwhile the petrol price has risen a lot but we have the disposable income to support that price for now. ”
“Currently the summers in Delhi have not been as harsh as they used to be. There have been some days where it has rained heavily leaving the air quite cool for a few days. We have a second hand AC that we use during summers and we try to control its usage .Those days we did not to use the AC during the night. After the few days the heat definitely returned to the same . This is a very dry summer time so it makes me sweat a lot. And since I work as a domestic helper and a cook , the heat from the kitchen really makes me sweat a lot.”
“Currently in Delhi the temperature on an average has been 40 degree celsuis. The air and the "wind" is also hot ( loo). I do not go out much during the day therefore. At home I am mostly under the Air Conditioner which keeps me cool. I hydrate myself as much as I can but because I have advised by my doctor to only drink 1L of fluids per day due to my health issues, it has been a tough summer. I get thirsty a lot due to this. I also sweat a lot so I need to be under the AC . I have been blessed that I have this facility.”
“The LPG crisis has definitely affected us because we run a food business. So, we use a commercial cylinder and not a normal household cylinder, and the prices for the commercial cylinder has gone up more than the household one. So, we have to pay extra. We used to buy it in bulk but because the price has risen, we cannot buy so many of them and keep it with us. And to adjust the price we have also increased the prices of our some of our products, which has reduced the inflow of customers.”
“I am currently residing in Delhi with my son's family so I have been only eating Safeda mangoes. They are okay only. Good for making mango shakes but I miss the mangoes back home in Bihar. I used to have Totapuri , Dashehri and Malda. We have orchards back home and we get the produce fresh thus making the quality very good. But the ones here in Delhi that I have had is not that great. They are not very juicy and are very hard too . Plus you never know how that mango has been grown and sourced. It might be laden with chemical pesticides or plant growth hormone injections. Meanwhile, the mangoes from home are organically sourced right in front of my eyes. I go and pick them out myself.”
“We use LPG cylinder for our household use. The 15 kg cylinder however now costs about rs 1200. Earlier it was about 950. I live in a family of 5 and earn only 6000 per month. Out of this I support my two kids who are in school and college , medicines for my mother in law and other bills. This hike of 300 rs might seem small to a lot of people, but to us it has impacted our household budget a lot, We are still planning to figure out how to adjust this inflation in our budget without cutting down much on our regular expenses. We can think of switching to electric induction stove as we have subsidized electricity.”
“In Delhi its not yet the season of good mangoes , so I have not really had much of it yet. Mango season here starts from around mid of June. There is however two types of mangoes available in the markets currently - Safeda and Alphonso. But I do not really trust the freshness of these mangoes as they enter the market half ripe and then are ripened by the sellers inorganically. Especially Alphonso. I am waiting for the mago season to fully hit an get my hands on some good produce. I really the variety called Chausa which always comes around the end of june.”
“I think all the mangoes that I have had till now have been fine like last year and the year before that. They have been juicy and nice to eat. But I have not been eating Alphonso because the price of Alphonso is actually through the roof, sometime it's 200 per piece. So, but I have been I have tasted every other mango that has been in the market till now here. I am waiting for one of my most favorite ones that is called a Dasheri. It's perfectly sweet and does not have that heat that other mangoes have and it's lighter on your stomach. I have seen it around in the market currently but did not buy as the season for them is in end of june. So i do not trust these ones available right now.”
“This summer in Bangalore was unlike anything that I have seen there ,it was unusually hot and it was so dry and there was no speck of monsoon at all . I have a problem of getting migraines because of extreme heat so there was a lot of that and exhaustion and fatigue because of the heat and working in it especially during the field work . i just kept myself very hydrated throughout all of it so that my body is at least the heat is regulated in my body and i do not suffer physiologically because of it.”
“Currently the summers in Delhi have not been as harsh as they used to be. There have been some days where it has rained heavily leaving the air quite cool for a few days. We have a second hand AC that we use during summers and we try to control its usage .Those days we did not to use the AC during the night. After the few days the heat definitely returned to the same . This is a very dry summer time so it makes me sweat a lot. And since I work as a domestic helper and a cook , the heat from the kitchen really makes me sweat a lot.”
