The globally recognised and coveted international eco-label Blue Flag has been accorded to two new Indian beaches - Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach, both in Lakshadweep.
The globally recognised and the coveted international eco-label "Blue Flag", has been accorded to two new Indian beaches - Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach - both in Lakshadweep.This takes the number of beaches certified under .
Vibha Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 21
Ahead of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) in November in Glasgow, India has been asserti
Emerald Beach out of reckoning for Blue Flag
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Certification under Central programme is meant to propel tourism
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Certification under Central programme is meant to propel tourism
Emerald Beach at Karaikal has been edged out of the reckoning for the Blue Flag certification under a programme initiated in 2018 by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to propel tourism with improved amenities.
A team of experts from the Ministries of Science and Technology and Environment and Forests had visited Karaikal two years ago to determine whether the Emerald Beach measured up to the requirements of the certification by the Denmark-based Foundation for Environment Education based on 33 stringent criteria under the four heads: environmental education and information; bathing water quality; environment management and conservation; and safety and services.