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    <author>ENA</author>
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    <date>2022-08-31 11:13:21</date>
    <fulldesc>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Delhi, Aug 31 (KNN)&lt;/strong&gt; The import of Chinese Ganesha idols have drastically fallen as idols made by local craftsmen, artisans and potters are being preferred this festive season, said the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;Demand for eco-friendly Ganesha idols have increased as they get immersed easily contributing towards environment protection.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;The New Delhi-based traders body said that it will once again re-continue its boycott of Chinese goods campaign.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMJSHqwswkZLDAw/sections/CAQifkNCSVNXRG9pWjJGeVlXMXZibVJmY0hWaWJHbHphR1Z5WDNObFkzUnBiMjVmWldScGRHbHZia0lhWjJGeVlXMXZibVJmY0hWaWJHbHphR1Z5WDNObFkzUnBiMjV5RmdvVUNoSkhRVkpCVFU5T1JGOUdWVXhNWDA1QlRVVW9BQSoQCAAqBwgKMJSHqwswkZLDA1AB?ceid=IN:en&amp;amp;oc=3&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS&quot; src=&quot;https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;CAIT National President BC Bhartia and Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said that according to an estimate, more than 20 crore Ganesha idols are purchased in the country every year, which generates an estimated business of more than Rs 300 crore.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;They said that since the last two years, the trend of installing eco-friendly idols of Ganesha in large quantities across the country is growing very fast.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;Earlier, large quantities of Ganesha idols made of plaster of paris, stone, marble and other items were imported from China due to cheap prices but now locally made eco-friendly idols are preferred.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;The Ganpati festival, which started from Wednesday will conclude on September 9 with the immersion of idols.  &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(KNN Bureau)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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    <link>https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/domestic-eco-friendly-alternatives-replace-cheap-chinese-imports-of-ganesha-idols</link>
    <pubDate>2022-08-31 11:13:21</pubDate>
    <source>knnindia.co.in</source>
    <title>Domestic eco-friendly alternatives replace cheap Chinese imports of Ganesha idols</title>
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