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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 May 2026 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 243 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (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.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 38 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 16 May 2026 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (Assam) (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nagaon (p.9), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 16 May 2026 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 16 May 2026 (243 cities) (published 16 May 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 71ac7ac0e020d27caab6e3aba2ecb574dc3722ed46f5c16ebf5ed09e2c078fe6. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/181
| 103 |
| AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 18 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9), Purnia (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Sasaram (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 16 May 2026 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 16 May 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 16 May 2026 | 176 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 16 May 2026 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.2), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Nandesari (p.9), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.11), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 16 May 2026 | 132 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 22 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), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 171 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 16 May 2026 | 36 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 16 May 2026 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 16 May 2026 | 60 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (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), Tumakuru (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 16 May 2026 | 62 | 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 | 16 May 2026 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, 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.10), Sagar (p.10), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 16 May 2026 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 28 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ahmednagar (p.1), Ambernath (p.1), Amravati (p.1), Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (p.1), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.3), Dhule (p.4), 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), Pune (p.10), Sangli (p.11) … and 4 more |
| Mizoram | 16 May 2026 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 16 May 2026 | 33 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 16 May 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul (p.1), Balasore (p.2), Barbil (p.2), Baripada (p.2), Bhubaneswar (p.3), Bileipada (p.3), Brajrajnagar (p.3), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.10), Suakati (p.11), Talcher (p.11), Tensa (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 16 May 2026 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 16 May 2026 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, 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.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 16 May 2026 | 128 | 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 | 16 May 2026 | 29 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 16 May 2026 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Cuddalore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 16 May 2026 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 16 May 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, 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.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 16 May 2026 | 52 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Kashipur (p.7), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 16 May 2026 | 53 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Barrackpore (p.2), Durgapur (p.5), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 May 2026 | 243 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 243 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 13 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (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.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 16 May 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (Assam) (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nagaon (p.9), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 16 May 2026 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 18 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9), Purnia (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Sasaram (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 16 May 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 6 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 16 May 2026 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.2), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Nandesari (p.9), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.11), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 16 May 2026 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 22 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), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 16 May 2026 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (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), Tumakuru (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 16 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 | 16 May 2026 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: 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.10), Sagar (p.10), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 16 May 2026 | 28 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 28 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ahmednagar (p.1), Ambernath (p.1), Amravati (p.1), Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (p.1), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.3), Dhule (p.4), 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), Pune (p.10), Sangli (p.11), Solapur (p.11) … and 3 more |
| Mizoram | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 16 May 2026 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul (p.1), Balasore (p.2), Barbil (p.2), Baripada (p.2), Bhubaneswar (p.3), Bileipada (p.3), Brajrajnagar (p.3), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.10), Suakati (p.11), Talcher (p.11), Tensa (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 16 May 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: 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.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 16 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 | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 16 May 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.4–12: count of 6 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Cuddalore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 16 May 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: 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.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 16 May 2026 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Kashipur (p.7), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 16 May 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Barrackpore (p.2), Durgapur (p.5), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 May 2026 | 5% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 11 of all 243 city rows at 201 or more — Bettiah 266 (p.2), Bhiwadi 248 (p.3), Bikaner 237 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 244 (p.4), Churu 214 (p.4), Dharuhera 201 (p.4), Ghaziabad 234 (p.5), Greater Noida 264 (p.5), Manesar 202 (p.8), Meerut 267 (p.8), Sri Ganganagar 303 (p.11) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 171) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 38) |
| Assam | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 179) |
| Bihar | 16 May 2026 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 18 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Bettiah 266 (p.2) |
| Chandigarh | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Chhattisgarh | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 128) |
| Delhi | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 176) |
| Gujarat | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 136) |
| Haryana | 16 May 2026 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 3 of 22 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Charkhi Dadri 244 (p.4), Dharuhera 201 (p.4), Manesar 202 (p.8) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 171) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 36) |
| Jharkhand | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 112) |
| Karnataka | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: none of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 109) |
| Kerala | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7–12, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 76) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 154) |
| Maharashtra | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 28 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 151) |
| Mizoram | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 31) |
| Nagaland | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 33) |
| Odisha | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 15 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 105) |
| Puducherry | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 59) |
| Punjab | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 153) |
| Rajasthan | 16 May 2026 | 12% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 4 of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 248 (p.3), Bikaner 237 (p.3), Churu 214 (p.4), Sri Ganganagar 303 (p.11) |
| Sikkim | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 29) |
| Tamil Nadu | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 126) |
| Telangana | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 91) |
| Tripura | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 78) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 15% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 3 of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Ghaziabad 234 (p.5), Greater Noida 264 (p.5), Meerut 267 (p.8) |
| Uttarakhand | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 64) |
| West Bengal | 16 May 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 76) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 May 2026 | 303 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 243 city rows — Sri Ganganagar, S.No 216 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 171 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Chittoor, S.No 66 (p.4), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 38 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 165 (p.9), Good |
| Assam | 16 May 2026 | 179 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (Assam), S.No 57 (p.3), Moderate |
| Bihar | 16 May 2026 | 266 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 18 city rows placed in Bihar — Bettiah, S.No 37 (p.2), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 16 May 2026 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 59 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Chhattisgarh | 16 May 2026 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai, S.No 41 (p.3), Moderate |
| Delhi | 16 May 2026 | 176 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 75 (p.4), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 16 May 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Mehsana, S.No 153 (p.8), Moderate |
| Haryana | 16 May 2026 | 244 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 61 (p.4), Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 171 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 20 (p.1), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 16 May 2026 | 36 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 217 (p.11), Good |
| Jharkhand | 16 May 2026 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 117 (p.6), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 16 May 2026 | 109 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru, S.No 36 (p.2), Moderate |
| Kerala | 16 May 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.7–12, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kollam, S.No 135 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 154 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 210 (p.11), Moderate |
| Maharashtra | 16 May 2026 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 28 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur, S.No 60 (p.3), Moderate |
| Mizoram | 16 May 2026 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 5 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 16 May 2026 | 33 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 132 (p.7), Good |
| Odisha | 16 May 2026 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Bileipada, S.No 50 (p.3), Moderate |
| Puducherry | 16 May 2026 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 186 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 16 May 2026 | 153 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Khanna, S.No 129 (p.7), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 16 May 2026 | 303 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Sri Ganganagar, S.No 216 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Sikkim | 16 May 2026 | 29 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 89 (p.5), Good |
| Tamil Nadu | 16 May 2026 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 94 (p.5), Moderate |
| Telangana | 16 May 2026 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 105 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 16 May 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 May 2026 | 267 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Meerut, S.No 152 (p.8), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 16 May 2026 | 64 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 74 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| West Bengal | 16 May 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol, S.No 18 (p.1), Satisfactory |