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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 March 2021 | 117 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 121 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 54 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10) |
| Assam | 14 March 2021 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 14 March 2021 | 170 | 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) |
| Chandigarh | 14 March 2021 | 83 | 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, 14 March 2021 (121 cities) (published 14 Mar 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 fc6391c120c1910aef07d4e29c81dbcfc0cb8d515c85468c6943ef7707a47f05. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2068
| Delhi |
| 14 March 2021 |
| 209 |
| AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 14 March 2021 | 160 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, 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.10), Vatva (p.10) |
| Haryana | 14 March 2021 | 123 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 20 city rows placed in Haryana — Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), 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), Narnaul (p.7), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 14 March 2021 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.9) |
| Karnataka | 14 March 2021 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.5), Kolar (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Raichur (p.8), Vijayapura (p.10), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 14 March 2021 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 110 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 12 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 14 March 2021 | 160 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 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), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 14 March 2021 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 14 March 2021 | 110 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Odisha | 14 March 2021 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Puducherry | 14 March 2021 | 38 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.8) |
| Punjab | 14 March 2021 | 95 | 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.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 14 March 2021 | 134 | 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 | 14 March 2021 | 68 | 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 | 14 March 2021 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 14 March 2021 | 140 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 165 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 14 March 2021 | 135 | 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 | 14 March 2021 | 121 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 121 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10) |
| Assam | 14 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 14 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) |
| Chandigarh | 14 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 14 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 14 March 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.10), Vatva (p.10) |
| Haryana | 14 March 2021 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 20 city rows placed in Haryana — Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), 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), Narnaul (p.7), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 14 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.9) |
| Karnataka | 14 March 2021 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburgi (p.5), Kolar (p.6), Manglore (p.7), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Raichur (p.8), Vijayapura (p.10), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 14 March 2021 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 12 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 12 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 14 March 2021 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 8 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), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 14 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 14 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Odisha | 14 March 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Puducherry | 14 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.8) |
| Punjab | 14 March 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.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 14 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 | 14 March 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 | 14 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 14 March 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 12 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 14 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 | 14 March 2021 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 7 of all 121 city rows at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 292 (p.2), Bulandshahr 216 (p.2), Delhi 209 (p.3), Hajipur 219 (p.4), Narnaul 214 (p.7), Thane 272 (p.10), Vatva 255 (p.10) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 77) |
| Assam | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 144) |
| Bihar | 14 March 2021 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: 1 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Hajipur 219 (p.4) |
| Chandigarh | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 83) |
| Delhi | 14 March 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 209 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 14 March 2021 | 17% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Vatva 255 (p.10) |
| Haryana | 14 March 2021 | 5% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: 1 of 20 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Narnaul 214 (p.7) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 58) |
| Karnataka | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 112) |
| Kerala | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 107) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 12 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 185) |
| Maharashtra | 14 March 2021 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Thane 272 (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 43) |
| Mizoram | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 110) |
| Odisha | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 101) |
| Puducherry | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 38) |
| Punjab | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 192) |
| Rajasthan | 14 March 2021 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 292 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 106) |
| Telangana | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 96) |
| Tripura | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 140) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 8% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Bulandshahr 216 (p.2) |
| West Bengal | 14 March 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 167) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 March 2021 | 292 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 121 city rows — Bhiwadi, S.No 17 (p.2), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Rajamahendravaram, S.No 97 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 14 March 2021 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 42 (p.4), Moderate |
| Bihar | 14 March 2021 | 219 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 44 (p.4), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 14 March 2021 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 23 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 14 March 2021 | 209 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 30 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 14 March 2021 | 255 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 118 (p.10), Poor |
| Haryana | 14 March 2021 | 214 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Haryana — Narnaul, S.No 84 (p.7), Poor |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 14 March 2021 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 107 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Karnataka | 14 March 2021 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Karnataka — Yadgir, S.No 120 (p.10), Moderate |
| Kerala | 14 March 2021 | 107 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 60 (p.5), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 185 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 12 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Katni, S.No 63 (p.6), Moderate |
| Maharashtra | 14 March 2021 | 272 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Thane, S.No 109 (p.10), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 14 March 2021 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 102 (p.9), Good |
| Mizoram | 14 March 2021 | 110 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Moderate |
| Odisha | 14 March 2021 | 101 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar, S.No 20 (p.2), Moderate |
| Puducherry | 14 March 2021 | 38 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 94 (p.8), Good |
| Punjab | 14 March 2021 | 192 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 73 (p.7), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 14 March 2021 | 292 | 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 | 14 March 2021 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 40 (p.4), Moderate |
| Telangana | 14 March 2021 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 50 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 14 March 2021 | 140 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14 March 2021 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 12 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr, S.No 21 (p.2), Poor |
| West Bengal | 14 March 2021 | 167 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Siliguri, S.No 103 (p.9), Moderate |