CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Six out of 10 labourers toiling in southern Indian quarries for granite for tiles, fireplaces and kitchen counters around the world are working in ...

FIGSI wants State to offer long-term quarry lease ranging from 30-50 years The construction cost is increasing and one of the main reasons is the shortage of granite. Now, the granite businessmen have ...

It’s been more than five years since granite mining, slicing and polishing machines fell silent in Madurai district, and several thousand families of workers began worrying about their daily bread. A ...

The Tamil Nadu government would streamline the granite industry after holding discussions with industrialists, State Minister Durai Murugan has said. The Minister for Water Resources, Minerals and ...

NEW DELHI: Many homes have granite floors and kitchen platforms; granite is regularly used on tombstones. While using these sleek, easy-to-clean surfaces, we seldom pause to consider the conditions ...

Madurai, Mar 8: In a fresh case against PRP Granites, facing criminal proceedings in a multi-crore granite quarry scam, nine people were arrested yesterday, police said.

Stacked boxes clad in stone perch on a rocky outcrop overlooking Durgam Cheruvu Lake in Hyderabad in this house designed by architecture studio CollectiveProject. Called Lakehouse, the house in ...