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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 February 2021 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 121 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 74 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 21 February 2021 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 February 2021 | 221 | 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 | 21 February 2021 | 143 | 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 February 2021 (121 cities) (published 21 Feb 2021). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 941604aae066cbb4c73c5baa6fb294f4be2d340941d9602c4fdcf43bbe68178f. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2089
| Delhi | 21 February 2021 | 296 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 February 2021 | 125 | 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 | 21 February 2021 | 190 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 19 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.7), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 February 2021 | 193 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.9) |
| Jharkhand | 21 February 2021 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 21 February 2021 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Gadag (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Kolar (p.6), Koppal (p.6), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Raichur (p.8), Shivamogga (p.9), Udupi (p.10), Vijayapura (p.10), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 21 February 2021 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Jabalpur (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 21 February 2021 | 107 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 7 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) |
| Nagaland | 21 February 2021 | 198 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 February 2021 | 133 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Puducherry | 21 February 2021 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.8) |
| Punjab | 21 February 2021 | 122 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 21 February 2021 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 February 2021 | 36 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 21 February 2021 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Tripura | 21 February 2021 | 223 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 257 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, 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.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 21 February 2021 | 238 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 February 2021 | 121 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 121 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 21 February 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 February 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 | 21 February 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 21 February 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 February 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 | 21 February 2021 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 19 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.7), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 February 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.9) |
| Jharkhand | 21 February 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 21 February 2021 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Davanagere (p.3), Gadag (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Kolar (p.6), Koppal (p.6), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.7), Raichur (p.8), Shivamogga (p.9), Udupi (p.10), Vijayapura (p.10), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 21 February 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 11 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Jabalpur (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 21 February 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 7 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) |
| Nagaland | 21 February 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 February 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Puducherry | 21 February 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.8) |
| Punjab | 21 February 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 21 February 2021 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 February 2021 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 21 February 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Tripura | 21 February 2021 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: 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.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 21 February 2021 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 February 2021 | 27% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 33 of all 121 city rows at 201 or more — Agartala 223 (p.1), Agra 221 (p.1), Amritsar 204 (p.1), Baghpat 289 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 272 (p.2), Bhiwadi 277 (p.2), Bulandshahr 313 (p.2), Delhi 296 (p.3), Dharuhera 281 (p.3), Durgapur 232 (p.3), Faridabad 264 (p.3), Ghaziabad 260 (p.4), Greater Noida 300 (p.4), Gurugram 297 (p.4), Guwahati 216 (p.4), Gwalior 289 (p.4), Hajipur 214 (p.4), Hisar 305 (p.4), Howrah 257 (p.4), Jind 268 (p.5) … and 13 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 90) |
| Assam | 21 February 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 216 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 February 2021 | 75% | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: 3 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Hajipur 214 (p.4), Muzaffarpur 279 (p.7), Patna 215 (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 143) |
| Delhi | 21 February 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 296 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 151) |
| Haryana | 21 February 2021 | 37% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 7 of 19 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 272 (p.2), Dharuhera 281 (p.3), Faridabad 264 (p.3), Gurugram 297 (p.4), Hisar 305 (p.4), Jind 268 (p.5), Narnaul 219 (p.7) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 193) |
| Jharkhand | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 90) |
| Karnataka | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 134) |
| Kerala | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 87) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 18% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 2 of 11 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Gwalior 289 (p.4), Singrauli 265 (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 139) |
| Nagaland | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 198) |
| Odisha | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 133) |
| Puducherry | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 51) |
| Punjab | 21 February 2021 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 1 of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Amritsar 204 (p.1) |
| Rajasthan | 21 February 2021 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 277 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 38) |
| Telangana | 21 February 2021 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 80) |
| Tripura | 21 February 2021 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more — Agartala 223 (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 92% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 12 of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 221 (p.1), Baghpat 289 (p.2), Bulandshahr 313 (p.2), Ghaziabad 260 (p.4), Greater Noida 300 (p.4), Kanpur 235 (p.5), Lucknow 221 (p.6), Meerut 297 (p.7), Moradabad 334 (p.7), Muzaffarnagar 242 (p.7), Noida 251 (p.8), Varanasi 257 (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 21 February 2021 | 80% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 4 of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Durgapur 232 (p.3), Howrah 257 (p.4), Kolkata 259 (p.6), Siliguri 243 (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 February 2021 | 334 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 121 city rows — Moradabad, S.No 78 (p.7), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 119 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 21 February 2021 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 41 (p.4), Poor |
| Bihar | 21 February 2021 | 279 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 81 (p.7), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 21 February 2021 | 143 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 23 (p.2), Moderate |
| Delhi | 21 February 2021 | 296 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 29 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 21 February 2021 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ankleshwar, S.No 9 (p.1), Moderate |
| Haryana | 21 February 2021 | 305 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Haryana — Hisar, S.No 45 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 February 2021 | 193 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 106 (p.9), Moderate |
| Jharkhand | 21 February 2021 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 54 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Karnataka | 21 February 2021 | 134 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Udupi, S.No 113 (p.10), Moderate |
| Kerala | 21 February 2021 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Kozhikode, S.No 68 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 289 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Gwalior, S.No 42 (p.4), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 21 February 2021 | 139 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Kalyan, S.No 57 (p.5), Moderate |
| Nagaland | 21 February 2021 | 198 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 63 (p.6), Moderate |
| Odisha | 21 February 2021 | 133 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 107 (p.9), Moderate |
| Puducherry | 21 February 2021 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 94 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 21 February 2021 | 204 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar, S.No 8 (p.1), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 21 February 2021 | 277 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 17 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 February 2021 | 38 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 25 (p.3), Good |
| Telangana | 21 February 2021 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 48 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 21 February 2021 | 223 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Poor |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 February 2021 | 334 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Moradabad, S.No 78 (p.7), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 21 February 2021 | 259 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 65 (p.6), Poor |