The pandemic has taught people and families to be as self-sufficient and independent as possible, and continuing with this trend, many families have enrolled their younger ones for workshops, held ...

Despite the ban on Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols in Bengaluru, demand continues to rise, troubling clay idol-makers. Customers prefer PoP idols due to their durability and lower cost, resulting ...

A workshop on creating Ganesh idols from clay began at the Environment Planning and Coordination Organization (EPCO) campus in Bhopal today. The workshop was inaugurated by Executive Director of EPCO, ...

Sales of clay idols hit the roof; sellers attribute it to ban on plastic, plaster of paris As people gear up to celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi with pomp after a pandemic hiatus, sales of Ganesha idols ...

In an eco-friendly move, around 23,000 kg of clay collected from 50 locations after the immersion of Ganesh idols was handed over to sculptors in Pune, Loni and Pen and some educational institutes for ...

Buying clay Ganesha idols has become a costly affair in Bengaluru ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi festival. Heavy rains have disrupted the supply of clay, and as a result the prices are steep. “Prices of ...

Ganesha idols painted in bright hues never fail to catch attention compared with their sober clay counterparts. Yet, none would deny the harm a painted Ganesha could cause to the water bodies when ...

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has appealed to the people to instal eco-friendly clay Ganesha idols to protect the environment during the Vinayaka Chaturthi festival ...

Mumbai: While the Maharashtra government and Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha makers are caught in a stalemate over the legality of the idols, the 98-year-old Girgaoncha Raja pandal at Nikadwari Lane ...

Hyderabad: The GHMC will distribute about 3 lakh clay Ganesha idols for free in its zonal offices and all GHMC circles, even as ministers Indrakaran Reddy and Talasani Srinivas Yadav urged people to ...

HYDERABAD: To take forward the State government’s policy of encouraging the use of ‘’Eco Ganesha, Green Ganesha, Clay Ganesha’’ for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival on September 18, Greater ...