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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25 March 2021 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 128 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 164 | 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 | 25 March 2021 | 275 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 25 March 2021 | 177 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Delhi | 25 March 2021 | 148 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 25 March 2021 (128 cities) (published 25 Mar 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 d1407188dc9b06403e50dd80094bd07ab0ca93cd07a39d05871850e43035cb8e. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2058
| Gujarat |
| 25 March 2021 |
| 125 |
| AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.11), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 25 March 2021 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 25 March 2021 | 26 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 25 March 2021 | 101 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Kolar (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Udupi (p.10), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 25 March 2021 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 25 March 2021 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 25 March 2021 | 64 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 25 March 2021 | 162 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 25 March 2021 | 171 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 25 March 2021 | 98 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Puducherry | 25 March 2021 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.8) |
| Punjab | 25 March 2021 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 25 March 2021 | 141 | 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 | 25 March 2021 | 98 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 25 March 2021 | 164 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 25 March 2021 | 141 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 153 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 25 March 2021 | 203 | 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 | 25 March 2021 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 128 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 25 March 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 | 25 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 25 March 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.4–8: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Delhi | 25 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 25 March 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.11), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 25 March 2021 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 25 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 25 March 2021 | 16 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Kolar (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Udupi (p.10), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 25 March 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 25 March 2021 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 25 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 25 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 25 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 25 March 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Puducherry | 25 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.8) |
| Punjab | 25 March 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 25 March 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 | 25 March 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 25 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 25 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 25 March 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 | 25 March 2021 | 12% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 15 of all 128 city rows at 201 or more — Ankleshwar 204 (p.1), Bhiwadi 231 (p.2), Durgapur 222 (p.3), Guwahati 275 (p.4), Hajipur 224 (p.4), Howrah 219 (p.4), Kalyan 202 (p.5), Kolkata 212 (p.6), Patna 230 (p.8), Siliguri 282 (p.9), Singrauli 280 (p.9), Thane 220 (p.10), Udupi 255 (p.10), Varanasi 201 (p.11), Visakhapatnam 206 (p.11) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more — Visakhapatnam 206 (p.11) |
| Assam | 25 March 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 275 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 25 March 2021 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: 2 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Hajipur 224 (p.4), Patna 230 (p.8) |
| Delhi | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 148) |
| Gujarat | 25 March 2021 | 17% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Ankleshwar 204 (p.1) |
| Haryana | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more (highest 186) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 26) |
| Karnataka | 25 March 2021 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: 1 of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more — Udupi 255 (p.10) |
| Kerala | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 105) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 7% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: 1 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Singrauli 280 (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 25 March 2021 | 22% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 2 of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Kalyan 202 (p.5), Thane 220 (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 64) |
| Mizoram | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 162) |
| Nagaland | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 171) |
| Odisha | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 128) |
| Puducherry | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 99) |
| Punjab | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 123) |
| Rajasthan | 25 March 2021 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 231 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 120) |
| Telangana | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 164) |
| Tripura | 25 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 141) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 9% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Varanasi 201 (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 25 March 2021 | 67% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 4 of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Durgapur 222 (p.3), Howrah 219 (p.4), Kolkata 212 (p.6), Siliguri 282 (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25 March 2021 | 282 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 128 city rows — Siliguri, S.No 107 (p.9), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 206 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 126 (p.11), Poor |
| Assam | 25 March 2021 | 275 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 41 (p.4), Poor |
| Bihar | 25 March 2021 | 230 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Patna, S.No 93 (p.8), Poor |
| Delhi | 25 March 2021 | 148 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 29 (p.3), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 25 March 2021 | 204 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ankleshwar, S.No 9 (p.1), Poor |
| Haryana | 25 March 2021 | 186 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Sonipat, S.No 111 (p.10), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 25 March 2021 | 26 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 112 (p.10), Good |
| Karnataka | 25 March 2021 | 255 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Udupi, S.No 120 (p.10), Poor |
| Kerala | 25 March 2021 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 59 (p.5), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 280 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 108 (p.9), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 25 March 2021 | 220 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Thane, S.No 114 (p.10), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 25 March 2021 | 64 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 105 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Mizoram | 25 March 2021 | 162 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 3 (p.1), Moderate |
| Nagaland | 25 March 2021 | 171 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 64 (p.6), Moderate |
| Odisha | 25 March 2021 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 113 (p.10), Moderate |
| Puducherry | 25 March 2021 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 95 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 25 March 2021 | 123 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 72 (p.6), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 25 March 2021 | 231 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 17 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 25 March 2021 | 120 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 24 (p.2), Moderate |
| Telangana | 25 March 2021 | 164 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 49 (p.5), Moderate |
| Tripura | 25 March 2021 | 141 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 25 March 2021 | 201 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Varanasi, S.No 123 (p.11), Poor |
| West Bengal | 25 March 2021 | 282 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Siliguri, S.No 107 (p.9), Poor |