So far, no calcium carbide containers have washed ashore and what has been detected is a thin layer of oil spill after the Liberian vessel sank with hazardous cargo on board off the Kerala coast ...

"The vessel went down with 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 containing calcium carbide," the statement said. The Defence Ministry did not specify what was inside the ...

"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 ...

"The vessel went down with 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 containing calcium carbide," the statement said. The Defence Ministry did not specify what was inside the ...

In this photo released by Indian Coast Guard, the Liberia-flagged MSC ELSA 3, a container ship carrying hazardous cargo sinks off Indian southern coast in the Arabian Sea Sunday, May 25, 2025 ...

In many developing countries, low-cost chemicals such as calcium carbide, ethylene glycol, and ethephon are reported to be commonly used to artificially trigger the ripening processes of fruits ...

Often used to ripen fruits quickly, calcium carbide is a toxic chemical that can silently impact your health through your everyday diet. That perfectly ripe mango might be hiding toxic chemicals—learn ...

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 ...

“As part of the enforcement drive, inspection of godowns and storage facilities, particularly those suspected of using substances like calcium carbide for ripening, may be carried out,” FSSAI said in ...

All of them were artificially ripened using a banned chemical called calcium carbide. In fact, a 2020 study published ... It is about daily toxins you are feeding your body unknowingly. So next time ...