Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) is used in the treatment of common cold, allergies and respiratory disorders. It is also helpful in healing wounds. It has antioxidant activity and prevents the cell membrane of vital organs from getting damaged due to oxidation. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy in which there is lack of synthesis of collagen in the human body resulting in bleeding disorders, malformation of bones and growth retardation. The natural sources of Vitamin C are lemon, orange, gooseberry (amla), tomato, strawberry and other citrus fruits.
Amphibians are usually oviparons, i.e.they do not give birth to babies but lay eggs. However, a few species are known to be viviparons, wherein they give birth to their offspring instead of laying eggs. Recently scientists for India and the U. K. discovered viviparity in a caecilian (legless amphibian) Gegeneophis seshachari, which is a first find of its kind in India and the entire Asia.
The Government of India launched the Project Snow Leopard (RSL) on 20 January 2009 in New Delhi. The PSL is an initiative to conserve the globally endangered flagship species (Uncia uncial) found in the high altitude Himalayas.
Amphibians are usually oviparons, i.e.they do not give birth to babies but lay eggs. However, a few species are known to be viviparons, wherein they give birth to their offspring instead of laying eggs. Recently scientists for India and the U. K. discovered viviparity in a caecilian (legless amphibian) Gegeneophis seshachari, which is a first find of its kind in India and the entire Asia.
The Government of India launched the Project Snow Leopard (RSL) on 20 January 2009 in New Delhi. The PSL is an initiative to conserve the globally endangered flagship species (Uncia uncial) found in the high altitude Himalayas.
