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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 December 2022 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: mean of all 174 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.12), Tirupati (p.14), Visakhapatnam (p.15) |
| Assam | 26 December 2022 | 219 | AQI bulletin p.4–13, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.4), Guwahati (p.6), Nalbari (p.10), Sivasagar (p.13) |
| Bihar | 26 December 2022 | 346 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.2), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.2), Begusarai (p.2), Bettiah (p.3), Bhagalpur (p.3), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Chhapra (p.4), Darbhanga (p.5), Gaya (p.6), Hajipur (p.6), Kishanganj (p.8), Manguraha (p.9), Motihari (p.10), Munger (p.10), Muzaffarpur (p.10), Patna (p.11), Purnia (p.11), Rajgir (p.12), Saharsa (p.12), Samastipur (p.12), Sasaram (p.13), Siwan (p.13) |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 26 December 2022 (174 cities) (published 26 Dec 2022). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 bb2e3c972904b13f7950f03cd76440ef588b10e38ffcd53239ef7b6155568ce1. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/1418
| Chandigarh |
| 26 December 2022 |
| 238 |
| AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.4) |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 December 2022 | 69 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chhattisgarh — Bilaspur (p.3) |
| Delhi | 26 December 2022 | 331 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.5) |
| Gujarat | 26 December 2022 | 192 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Surat (p.14), Vapi (p.14), Vatva (p.15) |
| Haryana | 26 December 2022 | 193 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: mean of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.4), Dharuhera (p.5), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.6), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.7), Karnal (p.8), Kurukshetra (p.9), Mandikhera (p.9), Narnaul (p.10), Palwal (p.11), Panchkula (p.11), Panipat (p.11), Sirsa (p.13), Sonipat (p.13), Yamunanagar (p.15) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 321 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.2) |
| Karnataka | 26 December 2022 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.2–15, Index Value column: mean of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Belgaum (p.3), Bengaluru (p.3), Bidar (p.3), Chamarajanagar (p.4), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Haveri (p.6), Hubballi (p.7), Kalaburgi (p.7), Madikeri (p.9), Mangalore (p.9), Mysuru (p.10), Raichur (p.12), Ramanagara (p.12), Shivamogga (p.13), Udupi (p.14), Vijayapura (p.15), Yadgir (p.15) |
| Kerala | 26 December 2022 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.8–14, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.8), Kollam (p.8), Kozhikode (p.9), Thiruvananthapuram (p.14) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 198 | AQI bulletin p.3–14, Index Value column: mean of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.5), Gwalior (p.6), Indore (p.7), Jabalpur (p.7), Katni (p.8), Maihar (p.9), Mandideep (p.9), Pithampur (p.11), Ratlam (p.12), Sagar (p.12), Satna (p.13), Singrauli (p.13), Ujjain (p.14) |
| Maharashtra | 26 December 2022 | 171 | AQI bulletin p.2–14, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (p.2), Chandrapur (p.4), Kalyan (p.7), Mumbai (p.10), Nagpur (p.10), Nashik (p.10), Navi Mumbai (p.10), Solapur (p.13), Thane (p.14) |
| Manipur | 26 December 2022 | 170 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Manipur — Imphal (p.7) |
| Meghalaya | 26 December 2022 | 178 | AQI bulletin p.13, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.13) |
| Mizoram | 26 December 2022 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 26 December 2022 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.8) |
| Odisha | 26 December 2022 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.2–14, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Odisha — Baripada (p.2), Bileipada (p.3), Brajrajnagar (p.3), Nayagarh (p.11), Rairangpur (p.12), Rourkela (p.12), Suakati (p.13), Talcher (p.14) |
| Puducherry | 26 December 2022 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.11) |
| Punjab | 26 December 2022 | 193 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.7), Khanna (p.8), Ludhiana (p.9), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.9), Patiala (p.11), Rupnagar (p.12) |
| Rajasthan | 26 December 2022 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.1–14, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.3), Jaipur (p.7), Jodhpur (p.7), Kota (p.8), Pali (p.11), Udaipur (p.14) |
| Sikkim | 26 December 2022 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 December 2022 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.1–14, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Ariyalur (p.1), Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Dindigul (p.5), Hosur (p.6), Kanchipuram (p.8), Ramanathapuram (p.12), Thoothukudi (p.14), Tirupur (p.14) |
| Telangana | 26 December 2022 | 68 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.7) |
| Tripura | 26 December 2022 | 227 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 182 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: mean of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bareilly (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.4), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.6), Gorakhpur (p.6), Greater Noida (p.6), Jhansi (p.7), Kanpur (p.8), Khurja (p.8), Lucknow (p.9), Meerut (p.9), Moradabad (p.10), Muzaffarnagar (p.10), Noida (p.11), Prayagraj (p.11), Varanasi (p.14), Vrindavan (p.15) |
| Uttarakhand | 26 December 2022 | 228 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.5) |
| West Bengal | 26 December 2022 | 178 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.2), Durgapur (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.8), Siliguri (p.13) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 December 2022 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.1–15: count of all 174 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–15: count of 5 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.12), Tirupati (p.14), Visakhapatnam (p.15) |
| Assam | 26 December 2022 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.4–13: count of 4 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.4), Guwahati (p.6), Nalbari (p.10), Sivasagar (p.13) |
| Bihar | 26 December 2022 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.2), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.2), Begusarai (p.2), Bettiah (p.3), Bhagalpur (p.3), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Chhapra (p.4), Darbhanga (p.5), Gaya (p.6), Hajipur (p.6), Kishanganj (p.8), Manguraha (p.9), Motihari (p.10), Munger (p.10), Muzaffarpur (p.10), Patna (p.11), Purnia (p.11), Rajgir (p.12), Saharsa (p.12), Samastipur (p.12), Sasaram (p.13), Siwan (p.13) |
| Chandigarh | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.4) |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chhattisgarh — Bilaspur (p.3) |
| Delhi | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.5) |
| Gujarat | 26 December 2022 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–15: count of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Surat (p.14), Vapi (p.14), Vatva (p.15) |
| Haryana | 26 December 2022 | 21 | AQI bulletin p.1–15: count of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.4), Dharuhera (p.5), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.6), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.7), Karnal (p.8), Kurukshetra (p.9), Mandikhera (p.9), Narnaul (p.10), Palwal (p.11), Panchkula (p.11), Panipat (p.11), Sirsa (p.13), Sonipat (p.13), Yamunanagar (p.15) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.2) |
| Karnataka | 26 December 2022 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.2–15: count of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Belgaum (p.3), Bengaluru (p.3), Bidar (p.3), Chamarajanagar (p.4), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Haveri (p.6), Hubballi (p.7), Kalaburgi (p.7), Madikeri (p.9), Mangalore (p.9), Mysuru (p.10), Raichur (p.12), Ramanagara (p.12), Shivamogga (p.13), Udupi (p.14), Vijayapura (p.15), Yadgir (p.15) |
| Kerala | 26 December 2022 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.8–14: count of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.8), Kollam (p.8), Kozhikode (p.9), Thiruvananthapuram (p.14) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.3–14: count of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.5), Gwalior (p.6), Indore (p.7), Jabalpur (p.7), Katni (p.8), Maihar (p.9), Mandideep (p.9), Pithampur (p.11), Ratlam (p.12), Sagar (p.12), Satna (p.13), Singrauli (p.13), Ujjain (p.14) |
| Maharashtra | 26 December 2022 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.2–14: count of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (p.2), Chandrapur (p.4), Kalyan (p.7), Mumbai (p.10), Nagpur (p.10), Nashik (p.10), Navi Mumbai (p.10), Solapur (p.13), Thane (p.14) |
| Manipur | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Manipur — Imphal (p.7) |
| Meghalaya | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.13: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.13) |
| Mizoram | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.8) |
| Odisha | 26 December 2022 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.2–14: count of 8 city rows placed in Odisha — Baripada (p.2), Bileipada (p.3), Brajrajnagar (p.3), Nayagarh (p.11), Rairangpur (p.12), Rourkela (p.12), Suakati (p.13), Talcher (p.14) |
| Puducherry | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.11) |
| Punjab | 26 December 2022 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.7), Khanna (p.8), Ludhiana (p.9), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.9), Patiala (p.11), Rupnagar (p.12) |
| Rajasthan | 26 December 2022 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–14: count of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.3), Jaipur (p.7), Jodhpur (p.7), Kota (p.8), Pali (p.11), Udaipur (p.14) |
| Sikkim | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 December 2022 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–14: count of 9 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Ariyalur (p.1), Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Dindigul (p.5), Hosur (p.6), Kanchipuram (p.8), Ramanathapuram (p.12), Thoothukudi (p.14), Tirupur (p.14) |
| Telangana | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.7) |
| Tripura | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1–15: count of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bareilly (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.4), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.6), Gorakhpur (p.6), Greater Noida (p.6), Jhansi (p.7), Kanpur (p.8), Khurja (p.8), Lucknow (p.9), Meerut (p.9), Moradabad (p.10), Muzaffarnagar (p.10), Noida (p.11), Prayagraj (p.11), Varanasi (p.14), Vrindavan (p.15) |
| Uttarakhand | 26 December 2022 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.5) |
| West Bengal | 26 December 2022 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.2), Durgapur (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.8), Siliguri (p.13) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 December 2022 | 38% | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: 66 of all 174 city rows at 201 or more — Agartala 227 (p.1), Amritsar 232 (p.1), Araria 286 (p.1), Arrah 317 (p.2), Asansol 322 (p.2), Aurangabad (Bihar) 342 (p.2), Baddi 321 (p.2), Baghpat 259 (p.2), Ballabgarh 234 (p.2), Begusarai 474 (p.2), Bettiah 416 (p.3), Bhagalpur 398 (p.3), Bhopal 214 (p.3), Bihar Sharif 396 (p.3), Byrnihat 391 (p.4), Chandigarh 238 (p.4), Chhapra 372 (p.4), Darbhanga 414 (p.5), Dehradun 228 (p.5), Delhi 331 (p.5) … and 46 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 106) |
| Assam | 26 December 2022 | 75% | AQI bulletin p.4–13, Index Value column: 3 of 4 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more — Byrnihat 391 (p.4), Guwahati 218 (p.6), Nalbari 246 (p.10) |
| Bihar | 26 December 2022 | 96% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 22 of 23 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Araria 286 (p.1), Arrah 317 (p.2), Aurangabad (Bihar) 342 (p.2), Begusarai 474 (p.2), Bettiah 416 (p.3), Bhagalpur 398 (p.3), Bihar Sharif 396 (p.3), Chhapra 372 (p.4), Darbhanga 414 (p.5), Gaya 300 (p.6), Hajipur 289 (p.6), Kishanganj 345 (p.8), Motihari 289 (p.10), Munger 332 (p.10), Muzaffarpur 357 (p.10), Patna 352 (p.11), Purnia 404 (p.11), Rajgir 374 (p.12), Saharsa 378 (p.12) … and 3 more |
| Chandigarh | 26 December 2022 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more — Chandigarh 238 (p.4) |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 69) |
| Delhi | 26 December 2022 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 331 (p.5) |
| Gujarat | 26 December 2022 | 40% | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: 2 of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Surat 306 (p.14), Vapi 315 (p.14) |
| Haryana | 26 December 2022 | 48% | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: 10 of 21 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 234 (p.2), Dharuhera 262 (p.5), Faridabad 306 (p.5), Gurugram 281 (p.6), Hisar 242 (p.6), Jind 218 (p.7), Karnal 207 (p.8), Panchkula 215 (p.11), Sonipat 224 (p.13), Yamunanagar 227 (p.15) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more — Baddi 321 (p.2) |
| Karnataka | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–15, Index Value column: none of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 134) |
| Kerala | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8–14, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 101) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 47% | AQI bulletin p.3–14, Index Value column: 7 of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Bhopal 214 (p.3), Gwalior 311 (p.6), Jabalpur 325 (p.7), Katni 319 (p.8), Pithampur 271 (p.11), Sagar 254 (p.12), Singrauli 333 (p.13) |
| Maharashtra | 26 December 2022 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.2–14, Index Value column: 3 of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Kalyan 222 (p.7), Nagpur 258 (p.10), Thane 257 (p.14) |
| Manipur | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Manipur at 201 or more (highest 170) |
| Meghalaya | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.13, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 178) |
| Mizoram | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 61) |
| Nagaland | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 99) |
| Odisha | 26 December 2022 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.2–14, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Talcher 226 (p.14) |
| Puducherry | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 32) |
| Punjab | 26 December 2022 | 43% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 3 of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Amritsar 232 (p.1), Ludhiana 280 (p.9), Mandi Gobindgarh 234 (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–14, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more (highest 161) |
| Sikkim | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 59) |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 December 2022 | 11% | AQI bulletin p.1–14, Index Value column: 1 of 9 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more — Dindigul 224 (p.5) |
| Telangana | 26 December 2022 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 68) |
| Tripura | 26 December 2022 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more — Agartala 227 (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 37% | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: 7 of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 259 (p.2), Ghaziabad 269 (p.6), Greater Noida 347 (p.6), Khurja 224 (p.8), Lucknow 212 (p.9), Muzaffarnagar 304 (p.10), Noida 303 (p.11) |
| Uttarakhand | 26 December 2022 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more — Dehradun 228 (p.5) |
| West Bengal | 26 December 2022 | 40% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: 2 of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Asansol 322 (p.2), Durgapur 202 (p.5) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 December 2022 | 474 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: highest of all 174 city rows — Begusarai, S.No 24 (p.2), Severe |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 171 (p.15), Moderate |
| Assam | 26 December 2022 | 391 | AQI bulletin p.4–13, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat, S.No 38 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Bihar | 26 December 2022 | 474 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Begusarai, S.No 24 (p.2), Severe |
| Chandigarh | 26 December 2022 | 238 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 40 (p.4), Poor |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 December 2022 | 69 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chhattisgarh — Bilaspur, S.No 34 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 26 December 2022 | 331 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 51 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Gujarat | 26 December 2022 | 315 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vapi, S.No 167 (p.14), Very Poor |
| Haryana | 26 December 2022 | 306 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Faridabad, S.No 56 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 321 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 17 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Karnataka | 26 December 2022 | 134 | AQI bulletin p.2–15, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Belgaum, S.No 25 (p.3), Moderate |
| Kerala | 26 December 2022 | 101 | AQI bulletin p.8–14, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kollam, S.No 95 (p.8), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 333 | AQI bulletin p.3–14, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 150 (p.13), Very Poor |
| Maharashtra | 26 December 2022 | 258 | AQI bulletin p.2–14, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Nagpur, S.No 116 (p.10), Poor |
| Manipur | 26 December 2022 | 170 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Manipur — Imphal, S.No 75 (p.7), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 26 December 2022 | 178 | AQI bulletin p.13, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 147 (p.13), Moderate |
| Mizoram | 26 December 2022 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Nagaland | 26 December 2022 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 93 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 26 December 2022 | 226 | AQI bulletin p.2–14, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 158 (p.14), Poor |
| Puducherry | 26 December 2022 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 131 (p.11), Good |
| Punjab | 26 December 2022 | 280 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Ludhiana, S.No 100 (p.9), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 26 December 2022 | 161 | AQI bulletin p.1–14, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer, S.No 5 (p.1), Moderate |
| Sikkim | 26 December 2022 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 60 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 December 2022 | 224 | AQI bulletin p.1–14, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Dindigul, S.No 54 (p.5), Poor |
| Telangana | 26 December 2022 | 68 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 74 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 26 December 2022 | 227 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Poor |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 December 2022 | 347 | AQI bulletin p.1–15, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 64 (p.6), Very Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 26 December 2022 | 228 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 50 (p.5), Poor |
| West Bengal | 26 December 2022 | 322 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol, S.No 14 (p.2), Very Poor |