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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 October 2020 | 178 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of all 118 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 100 | 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.10), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 28 October 2020 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 28 October 2020 | 157 | 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 | 28 October 2020 | 125 | 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, 28 October 2020 (118 cities) (published 28 Oct 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 c4856cf1d4685ad2e28a712f89c8dd87ffbf49eae7de88849913fbeb68ef4b05. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2205
| Delhi | 28 October 2020 | 297 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 28 October 2020 | 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.4), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.10), Vatva (p.10) |
| Haryana | 28 October 2020 | 273 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 23 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.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.7), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 28 October 2020 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Mysuru (p.7), Vijayapura (p.10), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 28 October 2020 | 64 | 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), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9), Thrissur (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 146 | 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.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.8), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 28 October 2020 | 115 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nagpur (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Solapur (p.9), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 28 October 2020 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Nagaland | 28 October 2020 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 28 October 2020 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Punjab | 28 October 2020 | 205 | 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.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 28 October 2020 | 169 | 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 | 28 October 2020 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.3) |
| Telangana | 28 October 2020 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 300 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 13 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.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 28 October 2020 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.1–6, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 October 2020 | 118 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of all 118 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.10), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 28 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 28 October 2020 | 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 | 28 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 28 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 28 October 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.4), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.10), Vatva (p.10) |
| Haryana | 28 October 2020 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 23 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.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.7), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 28 October 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Mysuru (p.7), Vijayapura (p.10), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 28 October 2020 | 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), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9), Thrissur (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 October 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.6), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.8), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 28 October 2020 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nagpur (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Solapur (p.9), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 28 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Nagaland | 28 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 28 October 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Punjab | 28 October 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.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.9) |
| Rajasthan | 28 October 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 | 28 October 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.3) |
| Telangana | 28 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 13 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.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 28 October 2020 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.1–6: count of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 October 2020 | 39% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 46 of all 118 city rows at 201 or more — Agra 308 (p.1), Ambala 317 (p.1), Baghpat 322 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 289 (p.2), Ballabgarh 305 (p.2), Bhiwadi 332 (p.2), Bulandshahr 329 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 386 (p.2), Delhi 297 (p.3), Dharuhera 333 (p.3), Faridabad 297 (p.3), Fatehabad 328 (p.3), Ghaziabad 317 (p.4), Greater Noida 324 (p.4), Gurugram 313 (p.4), Gwalior 293 (p.4), Hapur 244 (p.4), Hisar 280 (p.4), Howrah 206 (p.4), Jalandhar 206 (p.5) … and 26 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 115) |
| Assam | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Bihar | 28 October 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: 2 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Muzaffarpur 207 (p.7), Patna 202 (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 125) |
| Delhi | 28 October 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 297 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 164) |
| Haryana | 28 October 2020 | 83% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 19 of 23 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ambala 317 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 289 (p.2), Ballabgarh 305 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 386 (p.2), Dharuhera 333 (p.3), Faridabad 297 (p.3), Fatehabad 328 (p.3), Gurugram 313 (p.4), Hisar 280 (p.4), Jind 305 (p.5), Kaithal 271 (p.5), Karnal 258 (p.5), Kurukshetra 287 (p.6), Mandikhera 292 (p.7), Manesar 302 (p.7), Panipat 274 (p.8), Rohtak 256 (p.8), Sirsa 261 (p.9), Yamunanagar 345 (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 120) |
| Kerala | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 109) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 20% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 3 of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Gwalior 293 (p.4), Singrauli 249 (p.9), Ujjain 217 (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 156) |
| Meghalaya | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 22) |
| Nagaland | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 61) |
| Odisha | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 172) |
| Punjab | 28 October 2020 | 63% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 5 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Jalandhar 206 (p.5), Khanna 226 (p.6), Ludhiana 224 (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh 214 (p.6), Patiala 219 (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 28 October 2020 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 2 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 332 (p.2), Jodhpur 238 (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 81) |
| Telangana | 28 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 126) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 13 of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 308 (p.1), Baghpat 322 (p.1), Bulandshahr 329 (p.2), Ghaziabad 317 (p.4), Greater Noida 324 (p.4), Hapur 244 (p.4), Kanpur 282 (p.5), Lucknow 326 (p.6), Meerut 302 (p.7), Moradabad 313 (p.7), Muzaffarnagar 285 (p.7), Noida 301 (p.8), Varanasi 246 (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 28 October 2020 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.1–6, Index Value column: 1 of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Howrah 206 (p.4) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 October 2020 | 386 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of all 118 city rows — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 24 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 115 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 116 (p.10), Moderate |
| Assam | 28 October 2020 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 42 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Bihar | 28 October 2020 | 207 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 80 (p.7), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 28 October 2020 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 22 (p.2), Moderate |
| Delhi | 28 October 2020 | 297 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 30 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 28 October 2020 | 164 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad, S.No 2 (p.1), Moderate |
| Haryana | 28 October 2020 | 386 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 24 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Karnataka | 28 October 2020 | 120 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot, S.No 11 (p.1), Moderate |
| Kerala | 28 October 2020 | 109 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Kerala — Kochi, S.No 63 (p.6), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 293 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Gwalior, S.No 43 (p.4), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 28 October 2020 | 156 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Thane, S.No 106 (p.9), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 28 October 2020 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 100 (p.9), Good |
| Nagaland | 28 October 2020 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 64 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 28 October 2020 | 172 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 105 (p.9), Moderate |
| Punjab | 28 October 2020 | 226 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Khanna, S.No 62 (p.6), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 28 October 2020 | 332 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 17 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 October 2020 | 81 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Coimbatore, S.No 28 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 28 October 2020 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 49 (p.5), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 October 2020 | 329 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr, S.No 21 (p.2), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 28 October 2020 | 206 | AQI bulletin p.1–6, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah, S.No 47 (p.4), Poor |