Women show the way as India pushes 'eco-miracle' seaweed

Rameswaram, India (AFP) Oct 28, 2021

Draped in a colourful saree and shirt, Lakshmi Murgesan dives into the azure waters off India's southern coast to collect seaweed, which is being hailed by scientists as a miracle crop that absorbs more carbon dioxide than trees. India is the world's third largest carbon polluter, behind China and the US, and has yet to set a target date for its emissions to reach net zero. But authoriti