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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 May 2026 | 104 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 242 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 12 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Eluru (p.5), Guntur (p.5), Kadapa (p.6), Machilipatnam (p.8), Nellore (p.9), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 20 May 2026 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (Assam) (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nagaon (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 20 May 2026 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 20 May 2026 (242 cities) (published 20 May 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 d527449453926e17f2ca053fe60f3da74330437e06ad550cd09066144208557b. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/178
| 92 |
| AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 20 May 2026 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 20 May 2026 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 20 May 2026 | 168 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 20 May 2026 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.3), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Nandesari (p.9), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.12), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 20 May 2026 | 162 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, 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.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Jind (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Sirsa (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 202 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 May 2026 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 20 May 2026 | 157 | AQI bulletin p.4–6, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4), Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 20 May 2026 | 47 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Belgaum (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Gadag (p.5), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11) |
| Kerala | 20 May 2026 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.7–12, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.7), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Katni (p.7), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 20 May 2026 | 75 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ahmednagar (p.1), Akola (p.1), Ambernath (p.1), Amravati (p.1), Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (p.1), Badlapur (p.2), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.4), Dhule (p.4), Jalgaon (p.6), Kalyan (p.7), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9) … and 5 more |
| Meghalaya | 20 May 2026 | 33 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Nagaland | 20 May 2026 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 20 May 2026 | 120 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul (p.1), Balasore (p.2), Barbil (p.2), Baripada (p.2), Bhubaneswar (p.3), Brajrajnagar (p.3), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.11), Suakati (p.12), Tensa (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 20 May 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 20 May 2026 | 113 | 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 | 20 May 2026 | 121 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Banswara (p.2), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.2), Bhilwara (p.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (p.4), Dholpur (p.4), Dungarpur (p.5), Hanumangarh (p.6), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.7), Kota (p.7), Nagaur (p.9), Pali (p.9) … and 8 more |
| Sikkim | 20 May 2026 | 37 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 May 2026 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Cuddalore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12), Virudhunagar (p.12) |
| Telangana | 20 May 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 20 May 2026 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 156 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bareilly (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.6), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Raebareli (p.10), Varanasi (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 20 May 2026 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 20 May 2026 | 60 | AQI bulletin p.1–7, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Barrackpore (p.2), Durgapur (p.5), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 May 2026 | 242 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 242 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 12 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 12 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Eluru (p.5), Guntur (p.5), Kadapa (p.6), Machilipatnam (p.8), Nellore (p.9), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 20 May 2026 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 5 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (Assam) (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nagaon (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 20 May 2026 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 20 May 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 20 May 2026 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.3), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Nandesari (p.9), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.12), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 20 May 2026 | 21 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: 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.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Jind (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Sirsa (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 May 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.9–11: count of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 20 May 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–6: count of 2 city rows placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4), Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 20 May 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Belgaum (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Gadag (p.5), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11) |
| Kerala | 20 May 2026 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.7–12: count of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.7), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Katni (p.7), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 20 May 2026 | 29 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ahmednagar (p.1), Akola (p.1), Ambernath (p.1), Amravati (p.1), Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (p.1), Badlapur (p.2), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.4), Dhule (p.4), Jalgaon (p.6), Kalyan (p.7), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.10) … and 4 more |
| Meghalaya | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Nagaland | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 20 May 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 13 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul (p.1), Balasore (p.2), Barbil (p.2), Baripada (p.2), Bhubaneswar (p.3), Brajrajnagar (p.3), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.11), Suakati (p.12), Tensa (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 20 May 2026 | 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 | 20 May 2026 | 34 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Banswara (p.2), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.2), Bhilwara (p.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (p.4), Dholpur (p.4), Dungarpur (p.5), Hanumangarh (p.6), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.7), Kota (p.7), Nagaur (p.9), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.10), Rajsamand (p.10) … and 6 more |
| Sikkim | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 May 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.4–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Cuddalore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12), Virudhunagar (p.12) |
| Telangana | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 20 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bareilly (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.6), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Raebareli (p.10), Varanasi (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 20 May 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 20 May 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–7: count of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Barrackpore (p.2), Durgapur (p.5), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 May 2026 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 14 of all 242 city rows at 201 or more — Ambala 226 (p.1), Angul 307 (p.1), Baddi 202 (p.1), Charkhi Dadri 308 (p.4), Faridabad 210 (p.5), Ghaziabad 243 (p.5), Greater Noida 247 (p.5), Mandi Gobindgarh 257 (p.8), Meerut 265 (p.8), Muzaffarnagar 209 (p.8), Panchgaon 234 (p.9), Panipat 210 (p.9), Singrauli 249 (p.11), Yamuna Nagar 256 (p.13) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 12 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 173) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 58) |
| Assam | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 187) |
| Bihar | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 22 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 177) |
| Chandigarh | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 89) |
| Chhattisgarh | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 132) |
| Delhi | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 168) |
| Gujarat | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 167) |
| Haryana | 20 May 2026 | 29% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 6 of 21 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ambala 226 (p.1), Charkhi Dadri 308 (p.4), Faridabad 210 (p.5), Panchgaon 234 (p.9), Panipat 210 (p.9), Yamuna Nagar 256 (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more — Baddi 202 (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 84) |
| Jharkhand | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–6, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 165) |
| Karnataka | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 73) |
| Kerala | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7–12, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 75) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 7% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 1 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Singrauli 249 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 136) |
| Meghalaya | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 33) |
| Nagaland | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 43) |
| Odisha | 20 May 2026 | 8% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 13 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Angul 307 (p.1) |
| Puducherry | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 51) |
| Punjab | 20 May 2026 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Mandi Gobindgarh 257 (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more (highest 195) |
| Sikkim | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 37) |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 90) |
| Telangana | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 77) |
| Tripura | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 89) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 20% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 4 of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Ghaziabad 243 (p.5), Greater Noida 247 (p.5), Meerut 265 (p.8), Muzaffarnagar 209 (p.8) |
| Uttarakhand | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 125) |
| West Bengal | 20 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–7, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 76) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 May 2026 | 308 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 242 city rows — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 62 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 173 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 12 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 241 (p.13), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 165 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 20 May 2026 | 187 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (Assam), S.No 58 (p.3), Moderate |
| Bihar | 20 May 2026 | 177 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Manguraha, S.No 150 (p.8), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 20 May 2026 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 60 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Chhattisgarh | 20 May 2026 | 132 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Milupara, S.No 153 (p.8), Moderate |
| Delhi | 20 May 2026 | 168 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 74 (p.4), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 20 May 2026 | 167 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Rajkot, S.No 196 (p.10), Moderate |
| Haryana | 20 May 2026 | 308 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 62 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 202 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 20 (p.1), Poor |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 May 2026 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore, S.No 176 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 20 May 2026 | 165 | AQI bulletin p.4–6, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 76 (p.4), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 20 May 2026 | 73 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Mysuru, S.No 161 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 20 May 2026 | 75 | AQI bulletin p.7–12, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kollam, S.No 134 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 249 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 213 (p.11), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 20 May 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur, S.No 61 (p.4), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 20 May 2026 | 33 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 209 (p.11), Good |
| Nagaland | 20 May 2026 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 131 (p.7), Good |
| Odisha | 20 May 2026 | 307 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul, S.No 13 (p.1), Very Poor |
| Puducherry | 20 May 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 188 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 20 May 2026 | 257 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 146 (p.8), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 20 May 2026 | 195 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Sri Ganganagar, S.No 219 (p.11), Moderate |
| Sikkim | 20 May 2026 | 37 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 89 (p.5), Good |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 May 2026 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 94 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 20 May 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 105 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 20 May 2026 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 May 2026 | 265 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Meerut, S.No 151 (p.8), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 20 May 2026 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 73 (p.4), Moderate |
| West Bengal | 20 May 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.1–7, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol, S.No 17 (p.1), Satisfactory |