Q. Which institution awards the 'Blue Flag certification'?
Answer:
Foundation for Environment Education
Notes: The Foundation for Environment Education – Denmark is an environment organisation with presently 77 member countries. This organisation awards the Blue Flag certification, which is an eco-label for sustainable beaches across the globe.
Recently, the foundation has awarded Blue Flag certification to 2 more beaches in India - Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry. With this, the number of Blue Flag certified beaches in India has gone up to 10.