{
  "id": 19610187,
  "title": "Maharashtra’s Shrivardhan Beach Becomes First In Raigad District To Receive Prestigious International Blue Flag Certification",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/maharashtras-shrivardhan-beach-becomes-first-in-raigad-district-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T05:57:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtras-shrivardhan-beach-becomes-first-in-raigad-district-to-receive-prestigious-international-blue-flag-certification"
  },
  "original_language": "hi",
  "account": "Maharashtra's Shrivardhan beach in Raigad district has received the international Blue Flag certification. This is the first beach in the district to earn the recognition, according to state minister Aditi Tatkare. The certification is awarded by the Denmark-based Foundation for Environmental Education to beaches meeting standards of cleanliness, water quality, and environmental management. The achievement follows two years of efforts to improve the beach's environmental standards, cleanliness, and safety.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Shrivardhan beach in Maharashtra's Raigad district has received the international Blue Flag certification, becoming the first beach in the district to earn the recognition, state minister Aditi Tatkare said on Thursday. Maharashtra's efforts for sustainable coastal management, environmental conservation and eco-friendly tourism have achieved great success at the international level. The international Blue…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Three Maharashtra Beaches receive international Blue Flag certification for the first time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/three-maharashtra-beaches-receive-international-blue-flag",
        "published": "2026-11-11T16:35:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}