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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 November 2020 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 70 | 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 November 2020 | 164 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 November 2020 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.9) |
| Chandigarh | 21 November 2020 | 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, 21 November 2020 (126 cities) (published 21 Nov 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 440dcc93c1acea34c30ed28a019110147dd577006c66f65f012a4fbc631dc793. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2181
| Delhi | 21 November 2020 | 251 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 November 2020 | 131 | 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 November 2020 | 173 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (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.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 21 November 2020 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 21 November 2020 | 60 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 10 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11) |
| Kerala | 21 November 2020 | 63 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 15 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), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 21 November 2020 | 107 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 10 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nagpur (p.8), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 21 November 2020 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 21 November 2020 | 48 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 21 November 2020 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 November 2020 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 21 November 2020 | 122 | 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 November 2020 | 148 | 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 November 2020 | 56 | 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 November 2020 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 21 November 2020 | 206 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 209 | 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.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 21 November 2020 | 199 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 November 2020 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 126 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 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 November 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 November 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.4–9: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.9) |
| Chandigarh | 21 November 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 21 November 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 November 2020 | 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 November 2020 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (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.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.10), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 21 November 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 21 November 2020 | 10 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 10 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Medikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11) |
| Kerala | 21 November 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 15 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), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.10), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 21 November 2020 | 10 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 10 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.3), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nagpur (p.8), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.9), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 21 November 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 21 November 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 21 November 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 November 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 21 November 2020 | 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 November 2020 | 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 November 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 21 November 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 21 November 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 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.4), Kanpur (p.6), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 21 November 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 November 2020 | 21% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 27 of all 126 city rows at 201 or more — Agartala 206 (p.1), Agra 222 (p.1), Asansol 225 (p.1), Baghpat 229 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 258 (p.2), Bhiwadi 284 (p.2), Bulandshahr 250 (p.2), Delhi 251 (p.3), Dharuhera 201 (p.3), Faridabad 246 (p.3), Fatehabad 318 (p.3), Ghaziabad 238 (p.4), Greater Noida 228 (p.4), Gurugram 256 (p.4), Gwalior 223 (p.4), Hisar 292 (p.4), Howrah 208 (p.4), Jabalpur 230 (p.5), Jind 257 (p.5), Kanpur 252 (p.6) … and 7 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 132) |
| Assam | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 164) |
| Bihar | 21 November 2020 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: 1 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Muzaffarpur 217 (p.7) |
| Chandigarh | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 83) |
| Delhi | 21 November 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 251 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 188) |
| Haryana | 21 November 2020 | 35% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 8 of 23 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 258 (p.2), Dharuhera 201 (p.3), Faridabad 246 (p.3), Fatehabad 318 (p.3), Gurugram 256 (p.4), Hisar 292 (p.4), Jind 257 (p.5), Rohtak 208 (p.9) |
| Jharkhand | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 59) |
| Karnataka | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: none of 10 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 97) |
| Kerala | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 102) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 27% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 4 of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Gwalior 223 (p.4), Jabalpur 230 (p.5), Singrauli 220 (p.10), Ujjain 271 (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 10 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 160) |
| Meghalaya | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 77) |
| Mizoram | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 48) |
| Nagaland | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 87) |
| Odisha | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 99) |
| Punjab | 21 November 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Mandi Gobindgarh 249 (p.7) |
| Rajasthan | 21 November 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 284 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 66) |
| Telangana | 21 November 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Tripura | 21 November 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more — Agartala 206 (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 62% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 8 of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 222 (p.1), Baghpat 229 (p.2), Bulandshahr 250 (p.2), Ghaziabad 238 (p.4), Greater Noida 228 (p.4), Kanpur 252 (p.6), Lucknow 219 (p.6), Noida 231 (p.8) |
| West Bengal | 21 November 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 2 of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Asansol 225 (p.1), Howrah 208 (p.4) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 November 2020 | 318 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 126 city rows — Fatehabad, S.No 36 (p.3), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 132 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 125 (p.11), Moderate |
| Assam | 21 November 2020 | 164 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 42 (p.4), Moderate |
| Bihar | 21 November 2020 | 217 | AQI bulletin p.4–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 84 (p.7), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 21 November 2020 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 24 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 21 November 2020 | 251 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 30 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 21 November 2020 | 188 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vapi, S.No 121 (p.11), Moderate |
| Haryana | 21 November 2020 | 318 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Fatehabad, S.No 36 (p.3), Very Poor |
| Jharkhand | 21 November 2020 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 56 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Karnataka | 21 November 2020 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 10 city rows placed in Karnataka — Hubballi, S.No 48 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 21 November 2020 | 102 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam, S.No 34 (p.3), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 November 2020 | 271 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Ujjain, S.No 120 (p.10), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 21 November 2020 | 160 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 10 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Mumbai, S.No 82 (p.7), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 21 November 2020 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 106 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Mizoram | 21 November 2020 | 48 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 21 November 2020 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 66 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 21 November 2020 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar, S.No 22 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 21 November 2020 | 249 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 75 (p.7), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 21 November 2020 | 284 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 19 (p.2), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 November 2020 | 66 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 26 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 21 November 2020 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 49 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 21 November 2020 | 206 | 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 November 2020 | 252 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Kanpur, S.No 61 (p.6), Poor |
| West Bengal | 21 November 2020 | 225 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol, S.No 11 (p.1), Poor |