Greek and Roman miners used oil lamps and candles in the first century ... Willson who discovered a method of producing calcium carbide and acetylene in 1892 during his quest for a more economic ...

"The vessel went down with 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 containing calcium carbide," the statement said. A Liberian-flagged container ship that sank off India's ...

With the mango season in full swing — and reports of the fruit being artificially ripened using carcinogenic chemicals such as calcium carbide — the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI ...

The FTA seized over crates of mangoes across Indian markets. All of them were artificially ripened using a banned chemical called calcium carbide. In fact, a 2020 study published in the International ...