Kolkata is gearing up for the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations with puja committees across the state ready to shun the usage of thermocol for decorative purposes. The move has opened up several ...

Anxiety plagues idol makers at Kolkata’s Kumartuli ahead of Durga Puja amid a police campaign to discourage the use of thermocol, a cost-effective and common idol-making material that was banned in ...

Thermocol or expanded polystyrene, which has been ubiquitous in Puja decoration, is banned this time along with single-use plastic, putting Puja organisers, decorators and artists in a fix. But the ...

Thermocol is the most commonly used item used by artisans to embellish idols' ornaments. Shutterstock The Centre’s ban on thermocol (polystyrene) just three months ahead of the Durga Puja festival has ...

Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) solid waste management department is set to install a styrofoam and thermocol recycling plant at Dhapa dumping ground to reduce styrofoam hazards.

The Centre’s ban on thermocol (polystyrene) just three months ahead of the Durga Puja festival has put artisans of West Bengal in a fix as they use that product for long to decorate pandals and ...

A group of volunteers in Dadar, Mumbai, known as 'Chakachak Dadar', is collecting thermocol waste from the fish market and sending it to a recycling plant. The volunteers took action after the ...

The Centre's ban on thermocol (polystyrene) just three months ahead of the Durga Puja festival has put artisans of West Bengal in a fix as they use that product for long to decorate pandals and ...