Smita Joshi

Public policy, communications and outreach professional.
Pro-animal rights.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

It has been three years of complaining but still there is no respite from horrendous fumes spread by diesel gensets of #VipulBusinessPark in the midst of a residential area.
Sector 48, #Gurgaon. More superstore is present in this complex.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@MunCorpGurugram @CPCB_OFFICIAL @hspcbrogrs @cmohry @PMOIndia @HspcbS @HspcbN @Sheilza29 This is the air Pollution that 150 families are living with in our society. Sector 48, #Gurgaon @CPCB_OFFICIAL there is still no action from @hspcbrogrs @cmohry @DushyantDholpur @Sheilza29 please note. Video from today.

[Aatreyee Dhar(Let Sleeping trees lie) @carbon_stink]

In Mizoram's dense forests, there is ONE elephant left.
She is female. She has been alone for over a decade.
And she is searching for a male partner as per villagers I interviewed. My story of the last elephant of Dampa with with @PARInetwork,

[Janm Foundation Animal Welfare @JFAnimalWelfare]

Thanks for the kindness of a few close friends, we have new kennels coming up to make space for a few more handicapped dogs who need a permanent stay.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In the bustling streets of Navi Mumbai, India, a group of teenagers (mostly 17–18 years old) from the youth-led environmental team Urvari saw stray dogs struggling in the heavy monsoon rains.

Determined to help, they collected plastic waste from their neighborhoods and created "eco-bricks" by tightly packing non-recyclable plastic bags and wrappers into used plastic bottles. It took around 150 of these sturdy "bottle bricks" (equivalent to about 40 kg of plastic) to build one durable, raised shelter—elevated off the wet ground, weather-resistant, and easy to place in parks or safe corners.

They installed their first ones at places like Rajiv Gandhi Udyan, giving street dogs a dry, safe spot during the downpours. What started as a small Plastic Free July project showed how youth power and creativity can tackle two big problems at once: plastic pollution and animal suffering.

Meanwhile, in Zacatecas, Mexico, at the Zacatecas Educational Institute elementary school, 35 young students (guided by their teacher) launched a similar mission. They gathered recycled materials from home—plastic bottles, cardboard, old sheets, wood scraps, and cloth—and built cozy, insulated dog houses designed to protect stray dogs from cold nights and rain.

The goal was double: create safe havens for abandoned animals and promote recycling in their community. Once finished, the children proudly donated the shelters to the local non-profit Albergues Lazos Caninos, a rescue group that cares for strays in the region. Their creative project went viral, inspiring others to see trash as treasure for helping voiceless creatures.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@VijayGoelBJP Yes hoping all MPs actually raise their voice and debate. Once actual debate happens, ABC will be upheld.

[Susruthi Vempati @SusruthiVempati]

The audacity of the mom of the minor boys who committed such heinous crime to utter something like “Teri beti ke saath aisa hi hona chahiye”. Such is the mindset!

The minor boys parents as well must be booked under non bailable sections and should be sentenced accordingly. It’s high time that parents of minor children take responsibility of their children’s criminal acts. All this is happening because of their disastrous upbringing 😡😡🤬😡

#Delhi

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@meisteramg @JFAnimalWelfare In the same society if an unattended toddler is harmed or hurt, then the parents are reprimanded and the child taken away. Maybe that should be implemented before anything else then?

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@diprogurugram1 @DC_Gurugram @DiprHaryana @cmohry Here is one of the many polluting sources within #Gurgaon.
Is the government really keen on solving the problem?
https://t.co/gilgzpJFhX

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@diprogurugram1 @DC_Gurugram @DiprHaryana @cmohry Here is one of the many polluting sources within #Gurgaon.
Is the government really keen on solving the problem?
https://t.co/gilgzpJFhX

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

It has been three years of complaining but still there is no respite from horrendous fumes spread by diesel gensets of #VipulBusinessPark in the midst of a residential area.
Sector 48, #Gurgaon. More superstore is present in this complex.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@diprogurugram1 @DC_Gurugram @DiprHaryana @cmohry The schools need to open + the administration needs to do actual productive work to curb air pollution instead of stopping students from being in class.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@MunCorpGurugram @CPCB_OFFICIAL @hspcbrogrs @cmohry @PMOIndia @HspcbS @HspcbN Please stop the pollution within residential colonies by diesel gensets. @PMOIndia please help.
@cmohry and his team should not allow low rise chimneys of diesel gensets which can pump so much pollution to residential complexes. There is also a hospital in the vicinity.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

The 24*7 air pollution from Vipul Business Park, Sector 48, #Gurgaon continues since mid-2021. Daily 150 families of Bellevue & thousands of underprivileged people in nearby Tikri village have to deal with this. @CPCB_OFFICIAL even now @hspcbrogrs has done nothing. @cmohry

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@AmazonHelp I am unable to place another order as there is an old product exchange involved.
And it says that unless the earlier order is cancelled, until then I cannot place another order along with buy back of old product. Pl atleast get the order cancelled properly & my money refunded.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@AmazonHelp Unbelievable. I would be completely out of my head to place another similar order on Amazon.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@AmazonHelp The order cancellation by your delivery agent was done claiming that I have rejected the product. He / she has not called me, not visited my location. So on what basis has he / she made this claim? Is this not fraud?

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@AmazonHelp Your delivery person fraudulently provided wrong info and has cancelled my order. What is being done to resolve this issue?

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

@AmazonHelp It will be helpful if you help me resolve my issue please.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

Most heart breaking.

[Azat @AzatAlsalim]

Painful moments of Iranian girl watching her father being hanged by lslamic regime in Iran.

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

I dont understand why you wouldn't offer your customers who are buying large takeaways a delivery bag on a chargeable basis? I could not have carried 5 small bags + 1 ice cream. But with the delivery bag i was able to carry everything.
Location MGF Metropolis mall, Gurgaon. (3/3)

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

.@McDonalds your staff in #India need empowerment.
Had to buy some stuff for my kid and her friends today. The total bill was more than INR 750/- . It was a takeaway. I asked the staff to provide me a delivery bag. The manager was rude & said it is not their policy. (1/3)

[Smita Joshi @joshi_sm]

I offered to pay the charges for it but the manager kept saying it is not their policy to offer the chargeable bag. The cashier, however, billed me Rs. 39 and handed the delivery bag.
So basically, it is very much possible to offer a delivery bag for large takeaways? (2/3)