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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 September 2020 | 93 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of all 112 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 55 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9) |
| Assam | 28 September 2020 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 28 September 2020 | 59 | 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 | 28 September 2020 | 107 | 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 September 2020 (112 cities) (published 28 Sept 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 16113a90b4b3c6ba2b5b59236cff0a2f9bdbd0331af134bba80551c525f944a8. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2235
| Delhi | 28 September 2020 | 159 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 28 September 2020 | 91 | 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.9), Vatva (p.10) |
| Haryana | 28 September 2020 | 124 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 22 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), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.6), Manesar (p.6), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 28 September 2020 | 44 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.10) |
| Kerala | 28 September 2020 | 44 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 76 | 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.5), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.8), Satna (p.8), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 28 September 2020 | 66 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nagpur (p.7), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 28 September 2020 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 28 September 2020 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 28 September 2020 | 47 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 28 September 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 | 28 September 2020 | 101 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 28 September 2020 | 93 | 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 | 28 September 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 | 28 September 2020 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 164 | 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.7), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 28 September 2020 | 70 | 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 | 28 September 2020 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of all 112 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9) |
| Assam | 28 September 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 28 September 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 | 28 September 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 28 September 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 28 September 2020 | 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.9), Vatva (p.10) |
| Haryana | 28 September 2020 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 22 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), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.6), Manesar (p.6), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.9), Yamunanagar (p.10) |
| Karnataka | 28 September 2020 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 7 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.10) |
| Kerala | 28 September 2020 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.3–9: count of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Ernakulam (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 September 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.5), Katni (p.5), Maihar (p.6), Mandideep (p.6), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.8), Satna (p.8), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 28 September 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nagpur (p.7), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Thane (p.9) |
| Meghalaya | 28 September 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 28 September 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 28 September 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 28 September 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.9) |
| Punjab | 28 September 2020 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.8), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 28 September 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 | 28 September 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–3: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2), Coimbatore (p.3) |
| Telangana | 28 September 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 September 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.7), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 28 September 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 | 28 September 2020 | 1% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of all 112 city rows at 201 or more — Lucknow 236 (p.6) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 77) |
| Assam | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 40) |
| Bihar | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 85) |
| Chandigarh | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 107) |
| Delhi | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 159) |
| Gujarat | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 169) |
| Haryana | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 22 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more (highest 197) |
| Karnataka | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 61) |
| Kerala | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 85) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 130) |
| Maharashtra | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 95) |
| Meghalaya | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 17) |
| Mizoram | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 23) |
| Nagaland | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 47) |
| Odisha | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 125) |
| Punjab | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 130) |
| Rajasthan | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more (highest 193) |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 59) |
| Telangana | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 51) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 8% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Lucknow 236 (p.6) |
| West Bengal | 28 September 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 102) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 September 2020 | 236 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of all 112 city rows — Lucknow, S.No 66 (p.6), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Rajamahendravaram, S.No 91 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 28 September 2020 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 40 (p.4), Good |
| Bihar | 28 September 2020 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.3–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Patna, S.No 89 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Chandigarh | 28 September 2020 | 107 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 21 (p.2), Moderate |
| Delhi | 28 September 2020 | 159 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 28 (p.3), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 28 September 2020 | 169 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Nandesari, S.No 79 (p.7), Moderate |
| Haryana | 28 September 2020 | 197 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ballabgarh, S.No 14 (p.2), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 28 September 2020 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Karnataka — Chikkaballapur, S.No 24 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 28 September 2020 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Ernakulam, S.No 32 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 99 (p.9), Moderate |
| Maharashtra | 28 September 2020 | 95 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Kalyan, S.No 56 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Meghalaya | 28 September 2020 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 97 (p.9), Good |
| Mizoram | 28 September 2020 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 3 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 28 September 2020 | 47 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 61 (p.6), Good |
| Odisha | 28 September 2020 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar, S.No 19 (p.2), Moderate |
| Punjab | 28 September 2020 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 69 (p.6), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 28 September 2020 | 193 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 16 (p.2), Moderate |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 September 2020 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.2–3, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 23 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 28 September 2020 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 47 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 September 2020 | 236 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Lucknow, S.No 66 (p.6), Poor |
| West Bengal | 28 September 2020 | 102 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah, S.No 45 (p.4), Moderate |