Why Lonar Lake turned pink?
Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Why Lonar Lake turned pink? Context: Maharashtra’s Lonar Lake had turned Pink in June this year. Lakhs of people including the scientists were curious about this colour-change. What’s the reason behind colour change? It was due to a salt-loving bacteria (red-coloured archaeal strains classified as halophilic archaea or haloarchaea). It …
