The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 19, 2007

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WEB EXTRAS

ECONOMY
`South Asia is least-integrated region'
Many barriers hamper the growth of trade: Graeme Wheeler More

HEALTH
Nutrition pyramid
A posting dated February 17 on www.prweb.com is headlined, `Nutrition expert challenges BBC on sources of protein in vegetarian and vegan diets'. One learns that the expert, Yvonne Bishop-Weston, avers that a vegetarian diet is ... More

PHARMACEUTICALS
Seoul institute tech for Shantha Bio to make oral cholera vaccine
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, said it would transfer technology to Shantha Biotechnics for manufacture of oral cholera vaccine. This vaccine is likely to hit the market within 2-3 years. Discussing the challenges and ... More

EDUCATION
Good writing is never padded
Can the print media survive the Internet age? Perhaps, yes. But `they must evolve a distinctive role involving more than the basic skills of news gathering and reporting,' says Angela Phillips in Good Writing for Journalists, from Sage ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
MLS to invest Rs 25 cr for setting up more centres
UK-based MLS Group, a business centre operator, intends to invest Rs 25 crore over the next two years, developing at least one business centre each quarter. The company recently completed developing about 30,000 sq.ft. of business space (at a ... More

SOFTWARE
`OSS needs Govt spur'
The Managing Director of Elcot on why he favours open source software. More

FOREIGN BANKS
`Innovation is our bread and butter'
Royal Bank of Canada tells eWorld why it chose iGATE's services and how the move has made a difference to its business. More

OUTLOOK
Nilgiris flower sales to rise to Rs 5 lakh daily
`More farmers being encouraged to venture into the sector' More

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