The eight beaches of India namely Shivrajpur in Gujarat, Ghoghla in Daman and Diu, Kasarkod and Padubidri beach in Karnataka, Kappad in Kerala, Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh, Golden beach of Odisha and Radhanagar beach in Andaman and Nicobar received the coveted International eco-label, the Blue flag certification on October 2020. Most recently on September 22, 2021 two more Indian beaches namely Kovalam (Tamil Nadu) and Eden beach (Puducherry) have been awarded the Blue Flag certification.