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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 May 2021 | 73 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 44 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10), Visakhapatnam (p.11) |
| Assam | 21 May 2021 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 May 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) |
| Chandigarh | 21 May 2021 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 21 May 2021 (126 cities) (published 21 May 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 8060609f39e139f8867903ab6285227fc9ab6d8b91c0f15e57a0e9cd857cb2bf. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2000
| Delhi |
| 21 May 2021 |
| 85 |
| AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 May 2021 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Nandesari (p.8), Vapi (p.11), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 21 May 2021 | 88 | 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.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.5), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 May 2021 | 47 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.10) |
| Jharkhand | 21 May 2021 | 101 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 21 May 2021 | 55 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hassan (p.5), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.6), Koppal (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 21 May 2021 | 47 | 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), Kozhikode (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 74 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 12 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 21 May 2021 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Thane (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 21 May 2021 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 21 May 2021 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 May 2021 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.10) |
| Puducherry | 21 May 2021 | 39 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 21 May 2021 | 71 | 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.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 21 May 2021 | 107 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 May 2021 | 60 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Gummidipoondi (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 21 May 2021 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 21 May 2021 | 26 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 21 May 2021 | 47 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Haldia (p.4), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 May 2021 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10), Visakhapatnam (p.11) |
| Assam | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 May 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 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 May 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Nandesari (p.8), Vapi (p.11), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 21 May 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.4), Fatehabad (p.4), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.5), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.10) |
| Jharkhand | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 21 May 2021 | 16 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hassan (p.5), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.6), Koppal (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Raichur (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 21 May 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kochi (p.6), Kozhikode (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 12 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 12 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 21 May 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.6), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Thane (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.10) |
| Puducherry | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 21 May 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.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 21 May 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 May 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Gummidipoondi (p.4), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 21 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.5), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 21 May 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Haldia (p.4), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of all 126 city rows at 201 or more (highest 194) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 50) |
| Assam | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 32) |
| Bihar | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 101) |
| Chandigarh | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 59) |
| Delhi | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 85) |
| Gujarat | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 148) |
| Haryana | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 21 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more (highest 145) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 47) |
| Jharkhand | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 101) |
| Karnataka | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: none of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 118) |
| Kerala | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 60) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 12 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 112) |
| Maharashtra | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 187) |
| Mizoram | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 13) |
| Nagaland | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 40) |
| Odisha | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 90) |
| Puducherry | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 39) |
| Punjab | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 95) |
| Rajasthan | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more (highest 194) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 77) |
| Telangana | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 71) |
| Tripura | 21 May 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 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 91) |
| West Bengal | 21 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 84) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 May 2021 | 194 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 126 city rows — Bhiwadi, S.No 19 (p.2), Moderate |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 124 (p.11), Good |
| Assam | 21 May 2021 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 45 (p.4), Good |
| Bihar | 21 May 2021 | 101 | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 47 (p.4), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 21 May 2021 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 24 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 21 May 2021 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 31 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Gujarat | 21 May 2021 | 148 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ankleshwar, S.No 10 (p.1), Moderate |
| Haryana | 21 May 2021 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Fatehabad, S.No 38 (p.4), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 May 2021 | 47 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 112 (p.10), Good |
| Jharkhand | 21 May 2021 | 101 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 61 (p.6), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 21 May 2021 | 118 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bidar, S.No 21 (p.2), Moderate |
| Kerala | 21 May 2021 | 60 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor, S.No 35 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 May 2021 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 12 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Indore, S.No 55 (p.5), Moderate, Ujjain, S.No 120 (p.10), Moderate |
| Maharashtra | 21 May 2021 | 187 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Thane, S.No 114 (p.10), Moderate |
| Mizoram | 21 May 2021 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 21 May 2021 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 69 (p.6), Good |
| Odisha | 21 May 2021 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 113 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Puducherry | 21 May 2021 | 39 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 98 (p.9), Good |
| Punjab | 21 May 2021 | 95 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar, S.No 9 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Rajasthan | 21 May 2021 | 194 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 19 (p.2), Moderate |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 May 2021 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Thoothukudi, S.No 116 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 21 May 2021 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 54 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 21 May 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 May 2021 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra, S.No 2 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| West Bengal | 21 May 2021 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur, S.No 34 (p.3), Satisfactory |