Thermocol is considered to be the best material for creating temporary structures and decorations. Starting from Janamashtami till Durga puja decorators and artists do brisk business carving items ...

Sarika Padalkar, who had ordered a thermocol makhar (decoration) ahead of the festival, shares, “Like every year, I had opted for the thermocol décor which was about to be delivered.

Thermocol, or polystyrene foam, can no longer be used for decorations during Ganesh Chaturthi, the Bombay high court (HC) declared on Friday.The court was responding to petition, filed by the ...

The residents of the area are happy with the government decision to ban thermocol during Ganesh Chaturthi as during the festivities environmental concerns take ...

The thermocol fabricator and decoration association has approached the Bombay High Court demanding relaxation of the ban only for this year’s Ganesh festival.

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 ...

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to relax the ban on sale of decoration items made of thermocol for use in the forthcoming Ganpati festival in Maharashtra. A division bench of Justices A S ...