{"id":174820,"date":"2025-12-22T14:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=174820"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:52:27","slug":"five-maharashtra-beaches-earn-blue-flag-global-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/five-maharashtra-beaches-earn-blue-flag-global-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Maharashtra Beaches Earn Blue Flag Global Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a proud moment for Maharashtra and India\u2019s eco-tourism initiatives, five beaches from the state have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag certification, an international symbol of clean, safe, and environmentally sustainable beaches. This recognition places these coastal gems on the global tourism map, validating ongoing efforts to balance tourism with environmental responsibility. The announcement was made by Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare, signalling a boost for the state\u2019s coastal and tourism development agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beaches That Earned the Blue Flag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The five newly certified beaches are,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shrivardhan Beach \u2013 Raigad district<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nagaon Beach \u2013 Raigad district<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parnaka Beach \u2013 Palghar district<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guhagar Beach \u2013 Ratnagiri district<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ladghar Beach \u2013 Ratnagiri district<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These additions bring Maharashtra in line with global beach sustainability norms, enhancing its appeal among environmentally conscious travellers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a proud moment for Maharashtra and India\u2019s eco-tourism initiatives, five beaches from the state have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag certification, an international symbol of clean, safe, and environmentally sustainable beaches. This recognition places these coastal gems on the global tourism map, validating ongoing efforts to balance tourism with environmental responsibility. The announcement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":174821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5379],"tags":[87],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-174820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-october-2025","tag-maharashtra-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174822,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174820\/revisions\/174822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174820"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=174820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}