-- India, the world’s No. 3 polluter, has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 33-35% by 2030. India has also committed that 40% of the country’s electricity would come from non-fossil fuel-based sources, such as wind and solar power, by 2030.
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- Indian cities and rural areas are facing shortage of fire stations as little less than 3,000 such units are operating against the requirement of over 8,500. India has 2,987 fire stations against the requirement of 8,559, which shows a deficiency of 65 per cent.
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-- Maharashtra tops the list of states where women have filed the maximum number of court cases. According to the data highlighted by the Supreme Court e-Committee, 20,94,086 cases were filed by women in various courts and constitute 9.58 per cent of the total 2.18 crore cases pending in the various subordinate courts. Maharashtra tops the list where 2,55,122 cases have been filed by women, followed by Bihar with 2,16,599....
