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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 October 2020 | 155 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of all 114 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 October 2020 | 49 | 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.9), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 21 October 2020 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 October 2020 | 176 | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 21 October 2020 | 105 | 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 October 2020 (114 cities) (published 21 Oct 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 37104a39c8201dedeb09220bdd36c2d363130f6daa20a0be79687349ac910879. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2212
| Delhi | 21 October 2020 | 256 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 October 2020 | 122 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Vapi (p.9), Vatva (p.10) |
| Haryana | 21 October 2020 | 244 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.1), 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.6), 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 | 21 October 2020 | 44 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Mysuru (p.7), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.10), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 21 October 2020 | 60 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9), Thrissur (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 October 2020 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, 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.4), Jabalpur (p.4), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.8), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.8), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 21 October 2020 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, 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.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 21 October 2020 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.8) |
| Nagaland | 21 October 2020 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 October 2020 | 124 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Punjab | 21 October 2020 | 149 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 21 October 2020 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, 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.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 October 2020 | 45 | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Coimbatore (p.3) |
| Telangana | 21 October 2020 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 October 2020 | 277 | 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.3), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.7), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 21 October 2020 | 93 | 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 October 2020 | 114 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of all 114 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 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.9), Visakhapatnam (p.10) |
| Assam | 21 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 21 October 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.3–8: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 21 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 21 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 October 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Vapi (p.9), Vatva (p.10) |
| Haryana | 21 October 2020 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.1), 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.6), 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 | 21 October 2020 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 9 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Mysuru (p.7), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.10), Yadgir (p.10) |
| Kerala | 21 October 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–9: count of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9), Thrissur (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 October 2020 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.4), Jabalpur (p.4), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.8), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.8), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 21 October 2020 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 7 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 21 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.8) |
| Nagaland | 21 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 21 October 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Punjab | 21 October 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 21 October 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: 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.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 October 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–3: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Coimbatore (p.3) |
| Telangana | 21 October 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 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.3), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.7), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 21 October 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 October 2020 | 34% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 39 of all 114 city rows at 201 or more — Agra 268 (p.1), Ambala 248 (p.1), Amritsar 215 (p.1), Baghpat 325 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 250 (p.1), Ballabgarh 295 (p.2), Bhiwadi 308 (p.2), Bhiwani 216 (p.2), Bulandshahr 267 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 290 (p.2), Delhi 256 (p.3), Dharuhera 276 (p.3), Faridabad 302 (p.3), Fatehabad 267 (p.3), Ghaziabad 254 (p.3), Greater Noida 284 (p.4), Gurugram 263 (p.4), Gwalior 228 (p.4), Hajipur 219 (p.4), Hapur 247 (p.4) … and 19 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 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 78) |
| Assam | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 85) |
| Bihar | 21 October 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: 2 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Hajipur 219 (p.4), Patna 205 (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 105) |
| Delhi | 21 October 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 256 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 157) |
| Haryana | 21 October 2020 | 83% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 19 of 23 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ambala 248 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 250 (p.1), Ballabgarh 295 (p.2), Bhiwani 216 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 290 (p.2), Dharuhera 276 (p.3), Faridabad 302 (p.3), Fatehabad 267 (p.3), Gurugram 263 (p.4), Hisar 291 (p.4), Jind 253 (p.5), Kaithal 243 (p.5), Karnal 278 (p.5), Kurukshetra 289 (p.6), Mandikhera 271 (p.6), Manesar 219 (p.7), Panipat 350 (p.8), Sonipat 216 (p.9), Yamunanagar 209 (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 58) |
| Kerala | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 114) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 October 2020 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: 2 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Gwalior 228 (p.4), Singrauli 235 (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 125) |
| Meghalaya | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 31) |
| Nagaland | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 78) |
| Odisha | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 153) |
| Punjab | 21 October 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Amritsar 215 (p.1) |
| Rajasthan | 21 October 2020 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 2 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 308 (p.2), Kota 202 (p.6) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 51) |
| Telangana | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 84) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 October 2020 | 92% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 12 of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 268 (p.1), Baghpat 325 (p.1), Bulandshahr 267 (p.2), Ghaziabad 254 (p.3), Greater Noida 284 (p.4), Hapur 247 (p.4), Lucknow 328 (p.6), Meerut 339 (p.7), Moradabad 250 (p.7), Muzaffarnagar 320 (p.7), Noida 264 (p.7), Varanasi 264 (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 21 October 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 160) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 October 2020 | 350 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of all 114 city rows — Panipat, S.No 86 (p.8), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 October 2020 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 112 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 21 October 2020 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 39 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Bihar | 21 October 2020 | 219 | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 41 (p.4), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 21 October 2020 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 21 (p.2), Moderate |
| Delhi | 21 October 2020 | 256 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 29 (p.3), Poor |
| Gujarat | 21 October 2020 | 157 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad, S.No 2 (p.1), Moderate |
| Haryana | 21 October 2020 | 350 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Panipat, S.No 86 (p.8), Very Poor |
| Karnataka | 21 October 2020 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Karnataka — Kalaburgi, S.No 54 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 21 October 2020 | 114 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Kollam, S.No 63 (p.6), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 October 2020 | 235 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 98 (p.9), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 21 October 2020 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur, S.No 22 (p.2), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 21 October 2020 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 96 (p.8), Good |
| Nagaland | 21 October 2020 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 61 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 21 October 2020 | 153 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar, S.No 19 (p.2), Moderate |
| Punjab | 21 October 2020 | 215 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar, S.No 7 (p.1), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 21 October 2020 | 308 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 16 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 October 2020 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 24 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 21 October 2020 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 46 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 October 2020 | 339 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Meerut, S.No 74 (p.7), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 21 October 2020 | 160 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol, S.No 9 (p.1), Moderate |