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International Blue Flags

January 2 , 2021 1297 days 1362 0
  • The Blue Flag Programme for beaches is run by the international, non-governmental, non-profit organization FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education).
  • It was hoisted in India at Kappad (Kerala), Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka), Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh), Golden (Odisha) and Radhanagar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands).
  • India had secured the International Blue Flag Certification for these 8 beaches.
  • FEE was started in France in 1985.
  • Spain tops the list with more than 560 such beaches.

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