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New Delhi, Sep 19: On the eve of International Coastal Clean-Up Day which is celebrated across 100 countries since 1986, Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Friday announced at a virtual event that for the first time eight beaches of India have been recommended for the International eco-label, the Blue flag certification.
The eight beaches are Gujarat’s Shivrajpur, Ghoghla in Daman and Diu, Kasarkod and Padubidri in Karnataka, Kerala’s Kappad, Andhra Pradesh’s Rushikonda, Odisha’s Golden beach and Andaman and Nicobar’s Radhanagar beach.
The recommendations are…