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Two Indian beaches receive Blue Flag tag
Two beaches in Lakshadweep received international eco-label “Blue Flag”. Key facts Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach in Lakshadweep recently entered into the coveted list of Blue Beaches. These two beaches have a dedicated staff to maintain cleanliness and provide safety and security for swimmers. With these new entrants, India currently has 12 beaches with ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Blue Flag • Blue Flag beach • Blue Flag beaches • blue flag certification • Blue Flag certified beaches in India
Eight Indian Beaches get Blue Flag International Eco-Label
On September 19, 2020, the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that 8 Indian beaches have been recommended for the Blue Flag International Eco label. The announcement was made on the eve of International coastal clean-up day. All the eight beaches have now been provided with the Blue Flag label. Highlights The eight beaches that ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Beach • BEAMS • Blue Flag • Blue Flag beach • blue flag certification • Integrated coastal zone management • SICOM
September 19: International Coastal Clean-Up Day
Every year, the International Coastal Clean-Up Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of the month of September. This year, the day is celebrated on September 19 under the theme Theme: Achieving a Trash free coastline Highlights The International Coastal Clean-Up Day encourages people to clean beaches and remove garbage plaguing the beach. The day ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: BEAMS • Blue Flag beach • Coastal Regulation Zone • international coastal clean up day • Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change • ocean conservation
Chandrabhaga beach becomes Asia’s first beach to get Blue Flag certification
The Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha has become the Asia’s first beach to get the Blue Flag certification — the tag given to environment-friendly and clean beaches, equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists. The beach awarded the honour on World Environment Day (WED) on June 5, 2018. Apart from this, ..
Topics: Beach • Blue Flag beach • Chandrabhaga beach • Daman and Diu • Landforms • Physical geography
Project Blue Flag
With prime objective of enhancing standards of cleanliness, upkeep and basic amenities at beaches, this Ministry has launched a pilot project for beach cleanup and development, also striving for the “Blue Flag” Certification for such identified beaches. Note: The ‘Blue Flag’ is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that beach or sustainable boating tourism ..
Topics: Blue Flag beach • Environmental education • Foundation for Environmental Education • Natural environment • Nature