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 ...

BENGALURU, India, Jan. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federation of Indian Granite and Stone Industry (FIGSI) has announced its newly elected office bearers for a two-year term from 2026 to 2028, ...

Granite gives a look of class while remaining scratchproof and non-staining. It also requires hardly any maintenance. No wonder it is catching on granite gives a look of class while remaining ...

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 ...

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 ...

JODHPUR: India's exports of various varieties of stones, including granite and marble, showed overall improvement during the year 2000-2001 over the previous year, All-India Granite and other Stones ...

ISLAMABAD: A dispute between the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Ministry of Commerce has been intensified on the import of Polished Granite from India. According to reliable source that Ministry ...

Michael Cheadle, a professor in UW’s Department of Geology and Geophysics, teaches Indian graduate students about geology and granites during a field trip to the Lesser Himalayas in September. Cheadle ...