Consider the following statements:
1. Some organisms breed only once in their lifetime.
2. Some organisms breed many times during their lifetime.
3. Some organisms produce a large number of small-sized offspring.
4. Some organisms produce a small number of large-sized offspring.

India’s 4th Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) highlighted a 7.93% reduction in GHG emissions in 2020 compared to 2019.
✅India submits Biennial Update Reports (BURs) to the UNFCCC every two years to track progress.
✅These reports update the national GHG inventories, detail mitigation actions, and highlight the support received, including efforts to reduce emissions.
✅India’s historical share of cumulative global GHG emissions is 4% annually, despite having around 17% of the world’s population between 1850 and 2019.
✅India’s annual primary energy consumption per capita in 2019 was 28.7 gigajoules (GJ), considerably lower than both developed and developing countries.
✅India’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs) Goals
India seeks to achieve following targets by 2030:
✅Emission Reduction: India aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels.
✅Renewable Energy: The country seeks to achieve 50% of its energy needs from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030, with a target of installing 500 GW of renewable energy capacity.
✅Carbon Sink: India plans to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through afforestation and reforestation efforts.
✅India pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in 2021.

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Consider the following statements with reference to Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA):
1. It is a non-statutory body under the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
2. As per Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, it is mandatory for child care institutions to link with CARA.
3. It is the central authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of Hague Convention.

With reference to the Article 142 of the constitution, consider the following statements:
1. It is a discretionary power of the Supreme court for doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it.
2. It can be invoked for a civil dispute over an immovable property involving the private parties.
3. It can be used by Supreme Court to uphold the sanctity of the electoral process in the local government elections.
4. It can be used by Supreme court to supplant the existing law as well as to supplement the law.