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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 August 2020 | 47 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of all 106 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 42 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9), Visakhapatnam (p.9) |
| Assam | 21 August 2020 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.3) |
| Bihar | 21 August 2020 | 41 | AQI bulletin p.3–7, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.6), Patna (p.7) |
| Chandigarh | 21 August 2020 | 23 | 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 August 2020 (106 cities) (published 21 Aug 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 17ac10fd05d88ddbb5bb288767ac4d125114ee73ea909b06d685fe4218d0bafc. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2273
| Delhi | 21 August 2020 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 August 2020 | 52 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Vapi (p.9), Vatva (p.9) |
| Haryana | 21 August 2020 | 46 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.3), Hisar (p.4), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.6), Manesar (p.6), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.7), Panchkula (p.7), Panipat (p.7), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.8), Sonipat (p.8), Yamunanagar (p.9) |
| Jharkhand | 21 August 2020 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 21 August 2020 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Hubballi (p.4), Mysuru (p.7), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.9) |
| Kerala | 21 August 2020 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.5), Kollam (p.5), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 36 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: mean of 13 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.7), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.8), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 21 August 2020 | 41 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.6), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.8), Thane (p.8) |
| Meghalaya | 21 August 2020 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.8) |
| Odisha | 21 August 2020 | 118 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.8) |
| Punjab | 21 August 2020 | 37 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.4), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.7), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 21 August 2020 | 58 | 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.4), Jodhpur (p.4), Kota (p.5), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 August 2020 | 65 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2) |
| Telangana | 21 August 2020 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 52 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.3), Greater Noida (p.3), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.6), Noida (p.7), Varanasi (p.9) |
| West Bengal | 21 August 2020 | 27 | AQI bulletin p.1–5, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.5) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 August 2020 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of all 106 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.8), Tirupati (p.9), Visakhapatnam (p.9) |
| Assam | 21 August 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.3) |
| Bihar | 21 August 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.3–7: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.3), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.6), Patna (p.7) |
| Chandigarh | 21 August 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 21 August 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 21 August 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Vapi (p.9), Vatva (p.9) |
| Haryana | 21 August 2020 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.2), Dharuhera (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.3), Hisar (p.4), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.6), Manesar (p.6), Narnaul (p.7), Palwal (p.7), Panchkula (p.7), Panipat (p.7), Rohtak (p.8), Sirsa (p.8), Sonipat (p.8), Yamunanagar (p.9) |
| Jharkhand | 21 August 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 21 August 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.2), Chikkamagaluru (p.2), Hubballi (p.4), Mysuru (p.7), Ramanagara (p.8), Vijayapura (p.9) |
| Kerala | 21 August 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–9: count of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kannur (p.5), Kochi (p.5), Kollam (p.5), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.9) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.2–9: count of 13 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.7), Sagar (p.8), Satna (p.8), Ujjain (p.9) |
| Maharashtra | 21 August 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.6), Nashik (p.7), Navi Mumbai (p.7), Pune (p.8), Thane (p.8) |
| Meghalaya | 21 August 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.8) |
| Odisha | 21 August 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher (p.8) |
| Punjab | 21 August 2020 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Jalandhar (p.4), Khanna (p.5), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.6), Patiala (p.7), Rupnagar (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 21 August 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.4), Jodhpur (p.4), Kota (p.5), Pali (p.7), Udaipur (p.9) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 August 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.2) |
| Telangana | 21 August 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.4) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.1), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.3), Greater Noida (p.3), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.6), Noida (p.7), Varanasi (p.9) |
| West Bengal | 21 August 2020 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.1–5: count of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.5) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 August 2020 | 1% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 1 of all 106 city rows at 201 or more — Jorapokhar 250 (p.5) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 56) |
| Assam | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 31) |
| Bihar | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–7, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 65) |
| Chandigarh | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 23) |
| Delhi | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 57) |
| Gujarat | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 80) |
| Haryana | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 22 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more (highest 84) |
| Jharkhand | 21 August 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more — Jorapokhar 250 (p.5) |
| Karnataka | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 81) |
| Kerala | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 88) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 57) |
| Maharashtra | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 85) |
| Meghalaya | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 11) |
| Odisha | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 118) |
| Punjab | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 64) |
| Rajasthan | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more (highest 111) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 65) |
| Telangana | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 32) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: none of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 106) |
| West Bengal | 21 August 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–5, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 34) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 August 2020 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of all 106 city rows — Jorapokhar, S.No 49 (p.5), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 56 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 105 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 21 August 2020 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 36 (p.3), Good |
| Bihar | 21 August 2020 | 65 | AQI bulletin p.3–7, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 72 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Chandigarh | 21 August 2020 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 19 (p.2), Good |
| Delhi | 21 August 2020 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 26 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Gujarat | 21 August 2020 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 103 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Haryana | 21 August 2020 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Haryana — Ballabgarh, S.No 13 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 21 August 2020 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Jorapokhar, S.No 49 (p.5), Poor |
| Karnataka | 21 August 2020 | 81 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Karnataka — Chikkaballapur, S.No 23 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 21 August 2020 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.3–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Kochi, S.No 57 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.2–9, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Satna, S.No 91 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Maharashtra | 21 August 2020 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad, S.No 10 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Meghalaya | 21 August 2020 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 92 (p.8), Good |
| Odisha | 21 August 2020 | 118 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 95 (p.8), Moderate |
| Punjab | 21 August 2020 | 64 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Rupnagar, S.No 89 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Rajasthan | 21 August 2020 | 111 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Jodhpur, S.No 48 (p.4), Moderate |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 August 2020 | 65 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 22 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 21 August 2020 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 43 (p.4), Good |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 August 2020 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 34 (p.3), Moderate |
| West Bengal | 21 August 2020 | 34 | AQI bulletin p.1–5, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 58 (p.5), Good |