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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 December 2021 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 151 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirupati (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Assam | 28 December 2021 | 218 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.5) |
| Bihar | 28 December 2021 | 278 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 19 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.2), Buxar (p.3), Darbhanga (p.3), Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Motihari (p.9), Munger (p.9), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.12) |
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Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 28 December 2021 (151 cities) (published 28 Dec 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 328b559504f70e9e064115e72462f84889476d75ffd03b6c67b3a6243f585bf2. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/1779
| 28 December 2021 |
| 118 |
| AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 28 December 2021 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.2) |
| Delhi | 28 December 2021 | 305 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 28 December 2021 | 138 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 28 December 2021 | 211 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sonipat (p.12), Yamunanagar (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 28 December 2021 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Karnataka | 28 December 2021 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.4), Hassan (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.6), Kolar (p.7), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Manglore (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Raichur (p.10), Ramanagara (p.11), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 28 December 2021 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Ernakulam (p.4), Kannur (p.6), Kochi (p.7), Kollam (p.7), Kozhikode (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 187 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: mean of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Maihar (p.8), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 28 December 2021 | 181 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.9), Nagpur (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Pune (p.10), Thane (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 28 December 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 28 December 2021 | 37 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 28 December 2021 | 47 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 28 December 2021 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.3), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 28 December 2021 | 53 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 28 December 2021 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.6), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 28 December 2021 | 200 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Kota (p.7), Pali (p.9), Udaipur (p.12) |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 December 2021 | 53 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 28 December 2021 | 119 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 28 December 2021 | 169 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 233 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.4), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 28 December 2021 | 215 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur (p.4), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 December 2021 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 151 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirupati (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Assam | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.5) |
| Bihar | 28 December 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 19 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.2), Buxar (p.3), Darbhanga (p.3), Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Motihari (p.9), Munger (p.9), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.12) |
| Chandigarh | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 28 December 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.2) |
| Delhi | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 28 December 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 28 December 2021 | 21 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sonipat (p.12), Yamunanagar (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.12: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Karnataka | 28 December 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.4), Hassan (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.6), Kolar (p.7), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Manglore (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Raichur (p.10), Ramanagara (p.11), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 28 December 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.4–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Ernakulam (p.4), Kannur (p.6), Kochi (p.7), Kollam (p.7), Kozhikode (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.2–12: count of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Maihar (p.8), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 28 December 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.9), Nagpur (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Pune (p.10), Thane (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 28 December 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.3), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 28 December 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.6), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 28 December 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Kota (p.7), Pali (p.9), Udaipur (p.12) |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 December 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 28 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.4), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 28 December 2021 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.4–11: count of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur (p.4), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 December 2021 | 38% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 58 of all 151 city rows at 201 or more — Ajmer 221 (p.1), Ambala 223 (p.1), Araria 230 (p.1), Arrah 238 (p.1), Baghpat 244 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 273 (p.2), Bhagalpur 255 (p.2), Bhiwadi 276 (p.2), Bhopal 267 (p.2), Bihar Sharif 276 (p.2), Bulandshahr 318 (p.3), Buxar 327 (p.3), Damoh 295 (p.3), Darbhanga 257 (p.3), Delhi 305 (p.4), Dharuhera 321 (p.4), Durgapur 269 (p.4), Faridabad 300 (p.4), Firozabad 219 (p.4), Gaya 280 (p.4) … and 38 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 168) |
| Assam | 28 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 218 (p.5) |
| Bihar | 28 December 2021 | 95% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 18 of 19 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Araria 230 (p.1), Arrah 238 (p.1), Bhagalpur 255 (p.2), Bihar Sharif 276 (p.2), Buxar 327 (p.3), Darbhanga 257 (p.3), Gaya 280 (p.4), Katihar 316 (p.7), Kishanganj 260 (p.7), Motihari 296 (p.9), Munger 217 (p.9), Muzaffarpur 328 (p.9), Patna 252 (p.10), Purnia 286 (p.10), Rajgir 340 (p.10), Saharsa 256 (p.11), Sasaram 367 (p.11), Siwan 319 (p.12) |
| Chandigarh | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 118) |
| Chhattisgarh | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 127) |
| Delhi | 28 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 305 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 28 December 2021 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 1 of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Vapi 241 (p.12) |
| Haryana | 28 December 2021 | 48% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 10 of 21 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ambala 223 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 273 (p.2), Dharuhera 321 (p.4), Faridabad 300 (p.4), Gurugram 283 (p.5), Hisar 295 (p.5), Jind 219 (p.6), Manesar 372 (p.8), Narnaul 210 (p.9), Yamunanagar 265 (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 97) |
| Karnataka | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 129) |
| Kerala | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 142) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 36% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: 5 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Bhopal 267 (p.2), Damoh 295 (p.3), Gwalior 208 (p.5), Jabalpur 266 (p.6), Singrauli 317 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 28 December 2021 | 38% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 3 of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Kalyan 250 (p.6), Mumbai 201 (p.9), Thane 246 (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 19) |
| Mizoram | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 37) |
| Nagaland | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 47) |
| Odisha | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 117) |
| Puducherry | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 53) |
| Punjab | 28 December 2021 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Rupnagar 219 (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 28 December 2021 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 4 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Ajmer 221 (p.1), Bhiwadi 276 (p.2), Kota 267 (p.7), Pali 249 (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 62) |
| Telangana | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 119) |
| Tripura | 28 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 169) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 65% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 11 of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 244 (p.2), Bulandshahr 318 (p.3), Firozabad 219 (p.4), Ghaziabad 286 (p.5), Greater Noida 288 (p.5), Hapur 292 (p.5), Lucknow 249 (p.8), Meerut 277 (p.8), Muzaffarnagar 315 (p.9), Noida 274 (p.9), Prayagraj 261 (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 28 December 2021 | 60% | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: 3 of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Durgapur 269 (p.4), Howrah 281 (p.5), Kolkata 234 (p.7) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 December 2021 | 372 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 151 city rows — Manesar, S.No 93 (p.8), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 168 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati, S.No 7 (p.1), Moderate |
| Assam | 28 December 2021 | 218 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 53 (p.5), Poor |
| Bihar | 28 December 2021 | 367 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Bihar — Sasaram, S.No 127 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Chandigarh | 28 December 2021 | 118 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 29 (p.3), Moderate |
| Chhattisgarh | 28 December 2021 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bilaspur, S.No 24 (p.2), Moderate |
| Delhi | 28 December 2021 | 305 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 38 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Gujarat | 28 December 2021 | 241 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vapi, S.No 144 (p.12), Poor |
| Haryana | 28 December 2021 | 372 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Manesar, S.No 93 (p.8), Very Poor |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 28 December 2021 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 135 (p.12), Satisfactory |
| Karnataka | 28 December 2021 | 129 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Kalaburgi, S.No 69 (p.6), Moderate |
| Kerala | 28 December 2021 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam, S.No 43 (p.4), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 317 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 132 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Maharashtra | 28 December 2021 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Kalyan, S.No 70 (p.6), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 28 December 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 129 (p.11), Good |
| Mizoram | 28 December 2021 | 37 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 28 December 2021 | 47 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 78 (p.7), Good |
| Odisha | 28 December 2021 | 117 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 136 (p.12), Moderate |
| Puducherry | 28 December 2021 | 53 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 115 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 28 December 2021 | 219 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Rupnagar, S.No 124 (p.11), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 28 December 2021 | 276 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 19 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 December 2021 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 32 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 28 December 2021 | 119 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 61 (p.6), Moderate |
| Tripura | 28 December 2021 | 169 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 December 2021 | 318 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr, S.No 26 (p.3), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 28 December 2021 | 281 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah, S.No 60 (p.5), Poor |