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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 December 2021 | 219 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 153 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.11), Tirupati (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Assam | 26 December 2021 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.5) |
| Bihar | 26 December 2021 | 292 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 19 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Darbhanga (p.4), Gaya (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.11), 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, 26 December 2021 (153 cities) (published 26 Dec 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 3a26ee7a9525042994849f851d55b1c5eff1693ddf33745c0ed5c210a8ad86a2. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/1780
| 26 December 2021 |
| 212 |
| AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 December 2021 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3) |
| Delhi | 26 December 2021 | 459 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 26 December 2021 | 200 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Nandesari (p.9), Vapi (p.13), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 26 December 2021 | 353 | 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.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Palwal (p.10), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Yamunanagar (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 26 December 2021 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Karnataka | 26 December 2021 | 93 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Davanagere (p.4), Hassan (p.5), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburgi (p.6), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Manglore (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.11), Shivamogga (p.11), Udupi (p.12), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 26 December 2021 | 100 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Ernakulam (p.4), Kochi (p.7), Kollam (p.7), Kozhikode (p.8), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 170 | AQI bulletin p.3–13, Index Value column: mean of 15 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), Maihar (p.8), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.12), Ujjain (p.13) |
| Maharashtra | 26 December 2021 | 160 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.7), Mumbai (p.9), Nagpur (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Pune (p.10), Thane (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 26 December 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 26 December 2021 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 26 December 2021 | 45 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 26 December 2021 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.3), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 26 December 2021 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 26 December 2021 | 261 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.6), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 26 December 2021 | 223 | 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.8), Pali (p.10), Udaipur (p.12) |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 December 2021 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 26 December 2021 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 26 December 2021 | 121 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 329 | 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.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.9), Moradabad (p.9), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.10), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 26 December 2021 | 234 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.2), Durgapur (p.4), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.12) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 December 2021 | 153 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 153 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.11), Tirupati (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Assam | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.5) |
| Bihar | 26 December 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 19 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Darbhanga (p.4), Gaya (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.11), Saharsa (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.12) |
| Chandigarh | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 December 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–3: count of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3) |
| Delhi | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 26 December 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Nandesari (p.9), Vapi (p.13), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 26 December 2021 | 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.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Palwal (p.10), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Yamunanagar (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.12: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Karnataka | 26 December 2021 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Davanagere (p.4), Hassan (p.5), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburgi (p.6), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Manglore (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.11), Shivamogga (p.11), Udupi (p.12), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 26 December 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.4–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Ernakulam (p.4), Kochi (p.7), Kollam (p.7), Kozhikode (p.8), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.3–13: count of 15 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), Maihar (p.8), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.12), Ujjain (p.13) |
| Maharashtra | 26 December 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.7), Mumbai (p.9), Nagpur (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Pune (p.10), Thane (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 26 December 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.3), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 26 December 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.6), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 26 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.8), Pali (p.10), Udaipur (p.12) |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 December 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 26 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 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.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.9), Moradabad (p.9), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.10), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 26 December 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.2–12: count of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.2), Durgapur (p.4), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.12) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 December 2021 | 54% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 83 of all 153 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state at 201 or more — Agra 364 (p.1), Ajmer 203 (p.1), Alwar 232 (p.1), Ambala 324 (p.1), Amritsar 222 (p.1), Ankleshwar 270 (p.1), Araria 274 (p.1), Arrah 353 (p.1), Asansol 289 (p.2), Baghpat 359 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 433 (p.2), Ballabgarh 362 (p.2), Bettiah 279 (p.2), Bhagalpur 302 (p.2), Bhiwadi 362 (p.2), Bhiwani 383 (p.2), Bhopal 201 (p.3) … and 66 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 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 166) |
| Assam | 26 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 174) |
| Bihar | 26 December 2021 | 95% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 18 of 19 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Araria 274 (p.1), Arrah 353 (p.1), Bettiah 279 (p.2), Bhagalpur 302 (p.2), Bihar Sharif 315 (p.3), Buxar 414 (p.3), Darbhanga 238 (p.4), Gaya 286 (p.5), Kishanganj 341 (p.7), Motihari 227 (p.9), Munger 257 (p.9), Muzaffarpur 312 (p.9), Patna 295 (p.10), Purnia 207 (p.10), Rajgir 400 (p.11), Saharsa 201 (p.11), Sasaram 337 (p.11), Siwan 355 (p.12) |
| Chandigarh | 26 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more — Chandigarh 212 (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 106) |
| Delhi | 26 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 459 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 26 December 2021 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 2 of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Ankleshwar 270 (p.1), Vatva 285 (p.13) |
| Haryana | 26 December 2021 | 95% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 20 of 21 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ambala 324 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 433 (p.2), Ballabgarh 362 (p.2), Bhiwani 383 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 381 (p.3), Dharuhera 372 (p.4), Faridabad 447 (p.4), Fatehabad 310 (p.4), Gurugram 375 (p.5), Hisar 401 (p.6), Jind 424 (p.6), Kaithal 341 (p.6), Karnal 272 (p.7), Kurukshetra 334 (p.8), Mandikhera 230 (p.8), Manesar 414 (p.8), Palwal 240 (p.10), Panipat 424 (p.10), Rohtak 374 (p.11), Yamunanagar 366 (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 26 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 103) |
| Karnataka | 26 December 2021 | 11% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: 2 of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more — Hubballi 222 (p.6), Kalaburgi 253 (p.6) |
| Kerala | 26 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 190) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.3–13, Index Value column: 5 of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Bhopal 201 (p.3), Gwalior 244 (p.5), Jabalpur 258 (p.6), Katni 242 (p.7), Singrauli 357 (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 26 December 2021 | 38% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 3 of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Chandrapur 201 (p.3), Kalyan 208 (p.7), Navi Mumbai 204 (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 26 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 | 26 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 31) |
| Nagaland | 26 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 45) |
| Odisha | 26 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 119) |
| Puducherry | 26 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Punjab | 26 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 7 of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Amritsar 222 (p.1), Jalandhar 243 (p.6), Khanna 259 (p.7), Ludhiana 306 (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh 266 (p.8), Patiala 255 (p.10), Rupnagar 278 (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 26 December 2021 | 63% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 5 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Ajmer 203 (p.1), Alwar 232 (p.1), Bhiwadi 362 (p.2), Jaipur 220 (p.6), Kota 271 (p.8) |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 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 87) |
| Telangana | 26 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 174) |
| Tripura | 26 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 121) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 88% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 15 of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 364 (p.1), Baghpat 359 (p.2), Bulandshahr 397 (p.3), Firozabad 359 (p.5), Ghaziabad 429 (p.5), Greater Noida 426 (p.5), Hapur 384 (p.5), Lucknow 298 (p.8), Meerut 389 (p.9), Moradabad 267 (p.9), Muzaffarnagar 351 (p.9), Noida 435 (p.10), Prayagraj 267 (p.10), Varanasi 224 (p.13), Vrindavan 354 (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 26 December 2021 | 67% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: 4 of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Asansol 289 (p.2), Durgapur 299 (p.4), Howrah 285 (p.6), Kolkata 253 (p.7) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 December 2021 | 459 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 153 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state — Delhi, S.No 41 (p.4), Severe |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 166 | 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 | 26 December 2021 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 56 (p.5), Moderate |
| Bihar | 26 December 2021 | 414 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Bihar — Buxar, S.No 30 (p.3), Severe |
| Chandigarh | 26 December 2021 | 212 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 32 (p.3), Poor |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 December 2021 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bilaspur, S.No 27 (p.3), Moderate |
| Delhi | 26 December 2021 | 459 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 41 (p.4), Severe |
| Gujarat | 26 December 2021 | 285 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 148 (p.13), Poor |
| Haryana | 26 December 2021 | 447 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Faridabad, S.No 47 (p.4), Severe |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 26 December 2021 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 136 (p.12), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 26 December 2021 | 253 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Kalaburgi, S.No 72 (p.6), Poor |
| Kerala | 26 December 2021 | 190 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam, S.No 46 (p.4), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 357 | AQI bulletin p.3–13, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 134 (p.12), Very Poor |
| Maharashtra | 26 December 2021 | 208 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Kalyan, S.No 73 (p.7), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 26 December 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 131 (p.11), Good |
| Mizoram | 26 December 2021 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 26 December 2021 | 45 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 81 (p.7), Good |
| Odisha | 26 December 2021 | 119 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 137 (p.12), Moderate |
| Puducherry | 26 December 2021 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 118 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 26 December 2021 | 306 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Ludhiana, S.No 89 (p.8), Very Poor |
| Rajasthan | 26 December 2021 | 362 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 23 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 December 2021 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 35 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 26 December 2021 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 64 (p.6), Moderate |
| Tripura | 26 December 2021 | 121 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 December 2021 | 435 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Noida, S.No 109 (p.10), Severe |
| West Bengal | 26 December 2021 | 299 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur, S.No 44 (p.4), Poor |