Karnataka govt launches ‘Learning Management System’ to help 4.5L students
Bengaluru, Nov 30: The Karnataka government on Monday said it has decided to implement a Learning Management System (LMS) based digital learning in government higher educational institutions from the 2020-21 academic year.
'Karnataka LMS' will be implemented in 430 government first grade colleges, 87 government polytechnics and 14 government engineering colleges, an official release said.
This measure will have a progressive impact on the teaching of about 24,000 teachers and learning of about 4.5 lakh students, it added.
'Karnataka LMS' was launched by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan, who is also in-charge of the Higher Education Department.
"This program is being implemented at an expenditure of Rs 34.14 crore in two ways- LMS based digital learning and establishing 2,500 ICT enabled classes," the CM was quoted as saying by his office in a statement.
In LMS, students can access study material anytime and anywhere.
This teaching, learning, continuous evaluation and corrective measures makes it comprehensive, he said.
LMS based digital learning is said to be a "novel and a first of its kind" initiative of the Karnataka government, a boon to students of Government higher education institutions, especially those from socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society.
Stating that it is a platform to revolutionize the teaching and learning process by effecting transformative changes in delivery of content, access and assessment, the release said it is a comprehensive system which empowers teachers, enriches students and bridges the digital divide.
Multilingual e-Content in the form of PPTs, videos, quizzes, assignments and e-study materials congruous with both self-learning and classroom teaching is being developed as per the University prescribed syllabi of 14 affiliating Universities by the faculty of the Department of Collegiate and Technical Education, it said.
In the LMS, there will be analytics for scientific assessment of various parameters related to academics.
There will also be scope for ranking of students, teachers and colleges, cumulative performance report,students' feedback, content rating, tracking of e-content usage by teachers in class rooms and students and detailed analytical report, it added.
ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನದ ಮೂಲಕ ಉನ್ನತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ವರ್ಧನೆಗೆ ರಾಜ್ಯಸರ್ಕಾರ ಮಹತ್ವಪೂರ್ಣ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯನ್ನಿಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ, ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಕಲಿಕೆಗೆ ಒತ್ತು ನೀಡುವ 'ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಎಲ್.ಎಂ.ಎಸ್' ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಇಂದು ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಉಪಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು, ಹಿರಿಯ ಸಚಿವರು, ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು. pic.twitter.com/H1i9XGCxlr
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) November 30, 2020
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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
New Delh (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the "sharp downturn" in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to "our advantage if we had been part of this group".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
