The aspirants warned they would resume the movement on a larger scale if their remaining demands were not addressed within the deadline. Meanwhile, candidates appointed through the cancelled JSSC-CGL recruitment intensified their protest outside Project Bhawan demanding to be heard and protected. The Indian Tribal reports

The first phase of the student agitation may have achieved its biggest demand, but Tuesday's counter-protest by CGL-pass employees and the unresolved CBI demand show that Jharkhand's recruitment crisis is far from over. The Indian Tribal reports

Modi’s strong youth focus comes against the backdrop of the Gen Z-led Jantar Mantar agitation over examination irregularities, which culminated in Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on July 25. The Indian Tribal reports

Amid JPSC-JSSC Protests, Soren sought to reposition the standoff as a wider conversation with Jharkhand’s youth, urging students, parents and teachers to help reshape the examination system. His assurances, however, leave the central demands of the agitation unresolved. The Indian Tribal reports

In her customary address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, the President placed cultural identity, indigenous wisdom and protection of nature alongside the country’s development goals. Her references gave a distinct tribal dimension to the national message. The Indian Tribal reports

While Rajasthan has reduced maternal mortality, tribal regions continue to face significant development challenges. The Bhils’ experience underscores why safeguarding traditional midwifery also means protecting forests, cultural identity and community rights, Dr Darshan Kalasua avers. Part-2

The students, however, maintained that their movement is about examination reforms and a CBI probe, and vowed to continue their agitation despite the widening political battle. The Indian Tribal reports

Jharkhand BJP has called a statewide bandh on Tuesday even as CM Hemant Soren issued an open appeal to the students to continue the dialogue, and the CID arrested the former JPSC chief L. Khiangte. The Indian Tribal reports

Students said they would continue their agitation and march towards the Jharkhand Assembly on Monday, insisting that a CBI investigation was essential to uncover those behind the alleged irregularities. The Indian Tribal reports

As we mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (on August 9), themed "Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being", Archana Jyoti dishes out two recent studies revealing why traditional midwives remain indispensable in tribal communities