The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.

• Tso Kar wetland in the Changthang region of Ladakh from India has been added as a Ramsar site.

• With the addition of Tso Kar wetland, there are 42 Ramsar sites in India. 
• Tso Kar Basin is a high-altitude wetland complex that consists of two principal waterbodies:-
  • Startsapuk Tso, a freshwater lake
  • Tso Kar itself, a hypersaline lake
• Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
• It is called Tso Kar which means white lake.
• It is called white lake because of the white salt efflorescence found on the margins due to the evaporation of highly saline water. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
• The Lonar Lake in Maharashtra and Sur Sarovar, also known as Keetham lake, in Agra were added to the list of Ramsar sites last month.
• The Asan Conservation Reserve in Dehradun, the first wetland from Uttarakhand to be recognised by Ramsar, was added to the list in October.

• Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and wise use of wetlands.
• It is named after the Iranian city of Ramsar, on the Caspian Sea, where the treaty was signed on 2 February 1971. 
• Wetlands provide a wide range of important resources and ecosystem services such as food, water, fibre, groundwater recharge, water purification, flood moderation, erosion control and climate regulation.
• 10 wetlands in India were recognised by the Ramsar Convention in January 2020. These are Nandur Madhameshwar in Maharashtra, Keshopur-Miani, Beas Conservation Reserve and Nangal in Punjab, and Nawabganj, Parvati Agra, Saman, Samaspur, Sandi and SarsaiNawar in Uttar Pradesh.