Joel Kumar

Joel Kumar has worked in non-profit organisations, researching the environment, agriculture, and energy issues. His work has been published in Down to Earth and by the Centre for Science and Environment. He currently trades in organic produce from farmers around Kodaikanal. He is pursuing how to scale up the development of organic farming practices through experiments with new business models. He lives in Tuticorin and is looking for a house near Perumalmalai. He handles long-form for The Kodai Chronicle

Garbage burning at Seeradumkanal dump site

Kodaikanal Won’t—Put Up with Your Trash Anymore

by Joel Kumar

July 10, 2021May 23, 2022

A plastic ban is one of many urgent actions that need to be taken, collectively, to clean…

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Gangtok: Cleanest City, with a Long Way to Go

by Joel Kumar

July 10, 2021May 23, 2022

This hill station in the world’s first organic state shows us how elevated settlements face waste management…

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