{"id":15349,"date":"2020-10-11T19:56:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T14:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=15349"},"modified":"2020-10-11T19:56:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T14:26:49","slug":"proud-moment-for-india-8-beaches-gets-international-blue-flag-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=15349","title":{"rendered":"Proud moment for India; 8 beaches gets International Blue Flag Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<h1 class=\"news_heading detail_title\">Proud moment for India; 8 beaches gets International Blue Flag Certification<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-display panel-1col clearfix\">\n<div class=\"panel-panel panel-col\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-news-details\">\n<div id=\"mini-panel-news_details\" class=\"panel-display panel-2col clearfix\">\n<div class=\"panel-panel panel-col-first\">\n<div class=\"inside\">\n<div class=\"panel-pane pane-views pane-news\">\n<div class=\"view view-news view-id-news view-display-id-block view-dom-id-eb5f82ce2fa597375b2ea19c2ed86e4f\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"social_share detail_share\">\n<p class=\"date\">11-10-2020 | 6:00 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"social_share_box\"><span class=\"share\">Share Now<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"contrast_light\" src=\"http:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/sites\/all\/themes\/cmf\/theme\/images\/share.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebtns\">\n<li class=\"s_icons\"><a class=\"facebook\" title=\"The in%2Fnational%2Fproud-moment-india-8-beaches-gets-international-blue-flag-certification file Open in new window\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fddnews.gov.in%2Fnational%2Fproud-moment-india-8-beaches-gets-international-blue-flag-certification\" target=\"_BLANK\">Share on Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"s_icons\"><a class=\"twitter\" title=\"The in%2Fnational%2Fproud-moment-india-8-beaches-gets-international-blue-flag-certification file Open in new window\" role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fddnews.gov.in%2Fnational%2Fproud-moment-india-8-beaches-gets-international-blue-flag-certification\" target=\"_BLANK\">Share on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-php-1\"><span class=\"field-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Proud moment for India; 8 beaches gets International Blue Flag Certification\" src=\"http:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/Beach.jpg\" alt=\"Proud moment for India; 8 beaches gets International Blue Flag Certification\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"news_content\">\n<p class=\"heading_small\">A proud moment for India, as it has made it to the list of nations with Blue Flag beaches. Blue Flag beaches are considered cleanest beaches in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">An international jury from Foundation of Environment Education, FEE Denmark has upheld a recommendation made last month by a national jury composed of scientists, environmentalists that had recommended India\u2019s eight beaches for consideration for coveted International eco-label \u2013 the Blue Flag certification. India\u2019s eight beaches spread across five states and two union territories, have been awarded the \u201cBLUE FLAG\u201d tag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The beaches that have been awarded the \u2018BLUE FLAG\u201d are Shivrajpur (Dwarka-Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka), Kappad (Kerala), Rushikonda (AP), Golden (Puri-Odisha) and Radhanagar (A&amp;N Islands).<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\u00a0India has also been awarded a 3rd Prize by the International Jury under the \u201cInternational Best Practices\u201d for pollution control in coastal regions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\u201cIt is an outstanding feat considering that no &#8216;BLUE FLAG&#8217; nation has ever been awarded for 8 beaches in a single attempt,\u201d Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said adding \u201cthis is also a global recognition of India\u2019s conservation and sustainable development efforts\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The iconic Blue Flag is one of the world\u2019s most recognized voluntary eco-labels awarded to beaches, marinas, and sustainable boating tourism operators. India till now had none of its beaches tagged as \u201cBlue Flag\u201d. India launched its own eco-label \u2013 BEAMS under its Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) project. Blue Flag certification was one of the projects India lined up under the ICZM project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Spain, so far, has the highest number of Blue Flag certified sites by the international jury. India is also the first country in \u201cAsia-Pacific\u201d region which has achieved this feat in just about 2 years\u2019 time. Japan, South Korea and UAE are the only other Asian nations who have been conferred with a couple of Blue Flag beaches, however, in a time frame of about 5 to 6 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\u00a0Tapas Bhattacharya\u2019s report<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proud moment for India; 8 beaches gets International Blue Flag Certification 11-10-2020 | 6:00 pm Share Now Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A proud moment for India, as it has made it to the list of nations with Blue Flag beaches. Blue Flag beaches are considered cleanest beaches in the world. 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