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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 May 2021 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of all 115 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 39 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 20 May 2021 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 20 May 2021 | 82 | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 20 May 2021 | 76 | 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, 20 May 2021 (115 cities) (published 20 May 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 d10fedc57055c9eefe5f636d86476f153bcfaa6dd789d46f5fb8ca5667a91924. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2001
| Delhi |
| 20 May 2021 |
| 58 |
| AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.2) |
| Gujarat | 20 May 2021 | 75 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Gujarat — Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.10) |
| Haryana | 20 May 2021 | 64 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 17 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bhiwani (p.1), Charkhi Dadri (p.2), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Palwal (p.7), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.10) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 May 2021 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.9) |
| Jharkhand | 20 May 2021 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 20 May 2021 | 37 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.1), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Davanagere (p.2), Gadag (p.3), Hassan (p.4), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Koppal (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Shivamogga (p.9), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 20 May 2021 | 41 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thrissur (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.1), Damoh (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.4), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.5), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.8), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 20 May 2021 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.2), Mumbai (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.8), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 20 May 2021 | 26 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 20 May 2021 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 20 May 2021 | 30 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 20 May 2021 | 66 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Puducherry | 20 May 2021 | 54 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.8) |
| Punjab | 20 May 2021 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.1), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 20 May 2021 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 May 2021 | 56 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Gummidipoondi (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.9) |
| Telangana | 20 May 2021 | 42 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Tripura | 20 May 2021 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 42 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.3), Greater Noida (p.3), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 20 May 2021 | 63 | 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.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 May 2021 | 115 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of all 115 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 20 May 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.3–8: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.2) |
| Gujarat | 20 May 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 3 city rows placed in Gujarat — Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.10) |
| Haryana | 20 May 2021 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 17 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bhiwani (p.1), Charkhi Dadri (p.2), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Palwal (p.7), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.10) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.9) |
| Jharkhand | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 20 May 2021 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.1), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Davanagere (p.2), Gadag (p.3), Hassan (p.4), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Koppal (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Shivamogga (p.9), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 20 May 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.3–9: count of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thrissur (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.1), Damoh (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.4), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.5), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.8), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 20 May 2021 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 5 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur (p.2), Mumbai (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.8), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 20 May 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Puducherry | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.8) |
| Punjab | 20 May 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.1), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 20 May 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 May 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Gummidipoondi (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.9) |
| Telangana | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Tripura | 20 May 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 9 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.3), Greater Noida (p.3), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 20 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.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 May 2021 | 1% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of all 115 city rows at 201 or more — Ujjain 216 (p.10) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 57) |
| Assam | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 94) |
| Bihar | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 146) |
| Chandigarh | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 76) |
| Delhi | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 58) |
| Gujarat | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 130) |
| Haryana | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 17 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more (highest 128) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 88) |
| Jharkhand | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 96) |
| Karnataka | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 60) |
| Kerala | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 56) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 7% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Ujjain 216 (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 146) |
| Meghalaya | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 26) |
| Mizoram | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 18) |
| Nagaland | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 30) |
| Odisha | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 77) |
| Puducherry | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 54) |
| Punjab | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 84) |
| Rajasthan | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more (highest 76) |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 80) |
| Telangana | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 42) |
| Tripura | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 24) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 55) |
| West Bengal | 20 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 128) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 May 2021 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of all 115 city rows — Ujjain, S.No 110 (p.10), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 113 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 20 May 2021 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 38 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Bihar | 20 May 2021 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 40 (p.4), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 20 May 2021 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 16 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 20 May 2021 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 24 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Gujarat | 20 May 2021 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vapi, S.No 111 (p.10), Moderate |
| Haryana | 20 May 2021 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Haryana — Bhiwani, S.No 11 (p.1), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 20 May 2021 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 103 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 20 May 2021 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 54 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Karnataka | 20 May 2021 | 60 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka — Koppal, S.No 66 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 20 May 2021 | 56 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Thrissur, S.No 107 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Ujjain, S.No 110 (p.10), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 20 May 2021 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Thane, S.No 105 (p.9), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 20 May 2021 | 26 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 98 (p.9), Good |
| Mizoram | 20 May 2021 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 2 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 20 May 2021 | 30 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 63 (p.6), Good |
| Odisha | 20 May 2021 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 104 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Puducherry | 20 May 2021 | 54 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 90 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 20 May 2021 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar, S.No 7 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Rajasthan | 20 May 2021 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer, S.No 3 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 May 2021 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 36 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 20 May 2021 | 42 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 47 (p.4), Good |
| Tripura | 20 May 2021 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Good |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20 May 2021 | 55 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr, S.No 14 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| West Bengal | 20 May 2021 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Siliguri, S.No 100 (p.9), Moderate |