What does the below rebus riddle means?

I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

Below, you can see some coding:
January = 1017
February = 628
March = 1335
April = 145
May = 1353
June = 1064
July = 1074
August = 186

Now deciphering the way it has been coded, can you find out how September will be coded?

Can you count the number of squares in the figure below?

There are 2 people near the river and both of them want to get on the other side. The boat can only take one of them. But they got across.
How?

What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?

People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?

You need to pick one entry from pot A and one from pot B to have a perfect match. Can you do it?

A king sentenced a man to the death sentence for some crime he had committed. Known for his kindness, the king told the culprit that he had a choice to die in a way he decides.

The culprit was clever and said something that saved him from death. What method do you think he must have chosen for his death?

Take away my first letter, then take away my second letter. Then take away the rest of my letters, yet I remain the same. What am I?