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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 August 2021 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 131 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 41 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.11) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 38 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 21 August 2021 | 53 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 August 2021 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9) |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 21 August 2021 (131 cities) (published 21 Aug 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 a0d47dc14b60d78bddfd34c0151e4842a4ec8bbcc84a5129760b59f26295188b. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/1908
| Chandigarh | 21 August 2021 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 21 August 2021 | 69 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 August 2021 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Vapi (p.11), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 21 August 2021 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, 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.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 August 2021 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 21 August 2021 | 45 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Gadag (p.4), Hassan (p.5), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.6), Kolar (p.6), Koppal (p.6), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.10), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 21 August 2021 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.10), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 21 August 2021 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.8), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 21 August 2021 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 21 August 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 21 August 2021 | 37 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 August 2021 | 27 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 21 August 2021 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.7), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 21 August 2021 | 75 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.7), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.11) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 August 2021 | 63 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Gummidipoondi (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.11) |
| Telangana | 21 August 2021 | 54 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 21 August 2021 | 26 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Firozabad (p.4), Ghaziabad (p.4), Gorakhpur (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.8), Prayagraj (p.9), Varanasi (p.11), Vrindavan (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 21 August 2021 | 37 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.10) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 August 2021 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 131 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.11) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 August 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.4–9: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9) |
| Chandigarh | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 August 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Vapi (p.11), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 21 August 2021 | 21 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: 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.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 21 August 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Gadag (p.4), Hassan (p.5), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.6), Kolar (p.6), Koppal (p.6), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.10), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 21 August 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.10), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 21 August 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.8), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 21 August 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.7), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 21 August 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.7), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.11) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 August 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Gummidipoondi (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.11) |
| Telangana | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 21 August 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Firozabad (p.4), Ghaziabad (p.4), Gorakhpur (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.8), Prayagraj (p.9), Varanasi (p.11), Vrindavan (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 21 August 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.10) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of all 131 city rows at 201 or more (highest 105) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 45) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 38) |
| Assam | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 53) |
| Bihar | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 81) |
| Chandigarh | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 43) |
| Delhi | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 69) |
| Gujarat | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 100) |
| Haryana | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 21 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more (highest 103) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 72) |
| Karnataka | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 76) |
| Kerala | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 99) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Maharashtra | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Meghalaya | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 14) |
| Mizoram | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 19) |
| Nagaland | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 37) |
| Odisha | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 27) |
| Punjab | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 64) |
| Rajasthan | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more (highest 105) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 86) |
| Telangana | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 54) |
| Tripura | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 26) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 89) |
| West Bengal | 21 August 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 49) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 August 2021 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 131 city rows — Jodhpur, S.No 59 (p.5), Moderate |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 45 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Tirupati, S.No 122 (p.11), Good |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 38 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 90 (p.8), Good |
| Assam | 21 August 2021 | 53 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 46 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Bihar | 21 August 2021 | 81 | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 88 (p.8), Satisfactory, Patna, S.No 99 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Chandigarh | 21 August 2021 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 23 (p.2), Good |
| Delhi | 21 August 2021 | 69 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 29 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Gujarat | 21 August 2021 | 100 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 127 (p.11), Satisfactory |
| Haryana | 21 August 2021 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ballabgarh, S.No 14 (p.2), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 August 2021 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 117 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Karnataka | 21 August 2021 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Karnataka — Hassan, S.No 51 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 21 August 2021 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Kollam, S.No 71 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Ujjain, S.No 124 (p.11), Satisfactory |
| Maharashtra | 21 August 2021 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Pune, S.No 102 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Meghalaya | 21 August 2021 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 110 (p.10), Good |
| Mizoram | 21 August 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 21 August 2021 | 37 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 68 (p.6), Good |
| Odisha | 21 August 2021 | 27 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 118 (p.10), Good |
| Punjab | 21 August 2021 | 64 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Jalandhar, S.No 58 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Rajasthan | 21 August 2021 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Jodhpur, S.No 59 (p.5), Moderate |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 August 2021 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 44 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 21 August 2021 | 54 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 54 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 21 August 2021 | 26 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Good |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 August 2021 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Muzaffarnagar, S.No 87 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| West Bengal | 21 August 2021 | 49 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur, S.No 32 (p.3), Good |