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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 December 2021 | 213 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 155 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 December 2021 | 177 | 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.13), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Assam | 21 December 2021 | 235 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.5) |
| Bihar | 21 December 2021 | 338 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 17 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Chhapra (p.4), Darbhanga (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.6), Kishanganj (p.7), Motihari (p.9), Munger (p.9), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.11), Saharsa (p.11), Sasaram (p.11) |
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Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 21 December 2021 (155 cities) (published 21 Dec 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 942ebf2eb703cd6a413f49071711124d8710f6a70b0b13d93d7f7aac67917d38. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/1787
| 21 December 2021 |
| 172 |
| AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 21 December 2021 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3) |
| Delhi | 21 December 2021 | 402 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 21 December 2021 | 184 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Vapi (p.13), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 21 December 2021 | 280 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.7), Kaithal (p.7), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.9), Manesar (p.9), Narnaul (p.10), Palwal (p.10), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sirsa (p.12), Sonipat (p.12), Yamunanagar (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 December 2021 | 183 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Karnataka | 21 December 2021 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.3), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Davanagere (p.4), Hassan (p.6), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburgi (p.7), Koppal (p.8), Madikeri (p.8), Manglore (p.9), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.11), Shivamogga (p.12), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 21 December 2021 | 117 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Ernakulam (p.5), Kannur (p.7), Kochi (p.7), Kollam (p.8), Kozhikode (p.8), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 December 2021 | 163 | 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.9), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.12), Singrauli (p.12), Ujjain (p.13) |
| Maharashtra | 21 December 2021 | 203 | 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.10), Nashik (p.10), Navi Mumbai (p.10), Pune (p.11), Thane (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 21 December 2021 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.12) |
| Mizoram | 21 December 2021 | 28 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 21 December 2021 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.8) |
| Odisha | 21 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 | 21 December 2021 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.11) |
| Punjab | 21 December 2021 | 213 | 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 | 21 December 2021 | 199 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, 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.7), Kota (p.8), Pali (p.10), Udaipur (p.13) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 December 2021 | 114 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 21 December 2021 | 158 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 21 December 2021 | 317 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 December 2021 | 306 | 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.6), Kanpur (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.9), Moradabad (p.9), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.10), Prayagraj (p.11), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 21 December 2021 | 209 | 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.6), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.8), Siliguri (p.12) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 December 2021 | 155 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 155 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 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.13), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Assam | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.5) |
| Bihar | 21 December 2021 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 17 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Chhapra (p.4), Darbhanga (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.6), Kishanganj (p.7), Motihari (p.9), Munger (p.9), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.11), Saharsa (p.11), Sasaram (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 21 December 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–3: count of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3) |
| Delhi | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 21 December 2021 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Vapi (p.13), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 21 December 2021 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.7), Kaithal (p.7), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.9), Manesar (p.9), Narnaul (p.10), Palwal (p.10), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sirsa (p.12), Sonipat (p.12), Yamunanagar (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.12: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Karnataka | 21 December 2021 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.3), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Davanagere (p.4), Hassan (p.6), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburgi (p.7), Koppal (p.8), Madikeri (p.8), Manglore (p.9), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.11), Shivamogga (p.12), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 21 December 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.4–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Ernakulam (p.5), Kannur (p.7), Kochi (p.7), Kollam (p.8), Kozhikode (p.8), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 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.9), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.12), Singrauli (p.12), Ujjain (p.13) |
| Maharashtra | 21 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.10), Nashik (p.10), Navi Mumbai (p.10), Pune (p.11), Thane (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.12: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.12) |
| Mizoram | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.8) |
| Odisha | 21 December 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.3), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.11) |
| Punjab | 21 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 | 21 December 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.6), Jodhpur (p.7), Kota (p.8), Pali (p.10), Udaipur (p.13) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 December 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 21 December 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 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.6), Kanpur (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.9), Moradabad (p.9), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.10), Prayagraj (p.11), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 21 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.6), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.8), Siliguri (p.12) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 December 2021 | 52% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 81 of all 155 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state at 201 or more — Agartala 317 (p.1), Agra 294 (p.1), Amaravati 202 (p.1), Ambala 323 (p.1), Ankleshwar 266 (p.1), Araria 332 (p.1), Arrah 420 (p.1), Baghpat 334 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 333 (p.2), Ballabgarh 369 (p.2), Bettiah 386 (p.2), Bhagalpur 357 (p.2), Bhiwadi 357 (p.2), Bhiwani 293 (p.3), Bihar Sharif 360 (p.3), Bulandshahr 375 (p.3) … and 65 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 December 2021 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 2 of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more — Amaravati 202 (p.1), Rajamahendravaram 205 (p.11) |
| Assam | 21 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 235 (p.5) |
| Bihar | 21 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 17 of 17 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Araria 332 (p.1), Arrah 420 (p.1), Bettiah 386 (p.2), Bhagalpur 357 (p.2), Bihar Sharif 360 (p.3), Chhapra 405 (p.4), Darbhanga 424 (p.4), Gaya 218 (p.5), Hajipur 284 (p.6), Kishanganj 384 (p.7), Motihari 337 (p.9), Munger 226 (p.9), Muzaffarpur 353 (p.9), Patna 328 (p.10), Purnia 375 (p.11), Saharsa 283 (p.11), Sasaram 269 (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 172) |
| Chhattisgarh | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 108) |
| Delhi | 21 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 402 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 21 December 2021 | 40% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 2 of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Ankleshwar 266 (p.1), Vapi 249 (p.13) |
| Haryana | 21 December 2021 | 79% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 19 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ambala 323 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 333 (p.2), Ballabgarh 369 (p.2), Bhiwani 293 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 242 (p.3), Dharuhera 274 (p.4), Faridabad 395 (p.5), Gurugram 314 (p.5), Hisar 330 (p.6), Jind 319 (p.7), Kaithal 344 (p.7), Karnal 300 (p.7), Kurukshetra 331 (p.8), Manesar 306 (p.9), Palwal 241 (p.10), Panipat 362 (p.10), Rohtak 284 (p.11), Sonipat 222 (p.12), Yamunanagar 312 (p.13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 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 183) |
| Karnataka | 21 December 2021 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: 1 of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more — Kalaburgi 208 (p.7) |
| Kerala | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 174) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 December 2021 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.3–13, Index Value column: 5 of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Gwalior 281 (p.5), Indore 241 (p.6), Jabalpur 224 (p.6), Katni 258 (p.7), Singrauli 284 (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 21 December 2021 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 4 of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Kalyan 261 (p.7), Mumbai 232 (p.9), Navi Mumbai 247 (p.10), Thane 269 (p.12) |
| Meghalaya | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 17) |
| Mizoram | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 28) |
| Nagaland | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 71) |
| Odisha | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 115) |
| Puducherry | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 127) |
| Punjab | 21 December 2021 | 63% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 5 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Jalandhar 201 (p.6), Khanna 204 (p.7), Ludhiana 292 (p.8), Patiala 254 (p.10), Rupnagar 291 (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 21 December 2021 | 38% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 3 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 357 (p.2), Jaipur 222 (p.6), Jodhpur 295 (p.7) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 162) |
| Telangana | 21 December 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 158) |
| Tripura | 21 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more — Agartala 317 (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 December 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 17 of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 294 (p.1), Baghpat 334 (p.2), Bulandshahr 375 (p.3), Firozabad 296 (p.5), Ghaziabad 392 (p.5), Gorakhpur 247 (p.5), Greater Noida 372 (p.5), Hapur 370 (p.6), Kanpur 234 (p.7), Lucknow 282 (p.8), Meerut 346 (p.9), Moradabad 220 (p.9), Muzaffarnagar 362 (p.9), Noida 382 (p.10), Prayagraj 211 (p.11), Varanasi 206 (p.13), Vrindavan 273 (p.13) |
| West Bengal | 21 December 2021 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: 3 of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Durgapur 290 (p.4), Howrah 265 (p.6), Kolkata 258 (p.8) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 December 2021 | 424 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 155 city rows, including Aurangabad (p.2), which the bulletin does not place in a state — Darbhanga, S.No 42 (p.4), Severe |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 December 2021 | 205 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Rajamahendravaram, S.No 125 (p.11), Poor |
| Assam | 21 December 2021 | 235 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 59 (p.5), Poor |
| Bihar | 21 December 2021 | 424 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Bihar — Darbhanga, S.No 42 (p.4), Severe |
| Chandigarh | 21 December 2021 | 172 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 33 (p.3), Moderate |
| Chhattisgarh | 21 December 2021 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bilaspur, S.No 29 (p.3), Moderate |
| Delhi | 21 December 2021 | 402 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 44 (p.4), Severe |
| Gujarat | 21 December 2021 | 266 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ankleshwar, S.No 10 (p.1), Poor |
| Haryana | 21 December 2021 | 395 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Faridabad, S.No 50 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 December 2021 | 183 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 140 (p.12), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 21 December 2021 | 208 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Kalaburgi, S.No 76 (p.7), Poor |
| Kerala | 21 December 2021 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Kochi, S.No 84 (p.7), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 December 2021 | 284 | AQI bulletin p.3–13, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 137 (p.12), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 21 December 2021 | 269 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Thane, S.No 142 (p.12), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 21 December 2021 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 134 (p.12), Good |
| Mizoram | 21 December 2021 | 28 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 21 December 2021 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 85 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 21 December 2021 | 115 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 141 (p.12), Moderate |
| Puducherry | 21 December 2021 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 122 (p.11), Moderate |
| Punjab | 21 December 2021 | 292 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Ludhiana, S.No 93 (p.8), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 21 December 2021 | 357 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 24 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 December 2021 | 162 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 36 (p.3), Moderate |
| Telangana | 21 December 2021 | 158 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 68 (p.6), Moderate |
| Tripura | 21 December 2021 | 317 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Very Poor |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 December 2021 | 392 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Ghaziabad, S.No 55 (p.5), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 21 December 2021 | 290 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur, S.No 47 (p.4), Poor |