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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 March 2026 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 249 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Eluru (p.5), Guntur (p.5), Kadapa (p.6), Machilipatnam (p.8), Nellore (p.9), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Vijayawada (p.13), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 26 March 2026 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nagaon (p.9), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 26 March 2026 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 26 March 2026 (249 cities) (published 26 Mar 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 e5db1b20c6ac4958aee828cd4c1def95cb3fd2955f5f9e8666902f94b6c56696. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/231
| 102 |
| AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 21 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Chhapra (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 26 March 2026 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 March 2026 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 26 March 2026 | 185 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 26 March 2026 | 104 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 10 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.2), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Nandesari (p.9), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.12), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 26 March 2026 | 134 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Panchkula (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.12), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 149 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 26 March 2026 | 52 | AQI bulletin p.9–12, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.12) |
| Jharkhand | 26 March 2026 | 122 | AQI bulletin p.4–6, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4), Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 26 March 2026 | 68 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.3), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Mangalore (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Udupi (p.12), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 26 March 2026 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Kannur (p.7), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Katni (p.7), Maihar (p.8), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 26 March 2026 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 32 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ahmednagar (p.1), Akola (p.1), Ambernath (p.1), Amravati (p.1), Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (p.1), Badlapur (p.1), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.3), Dhule (p.4), Jalgaon (p.6), Jalna (p.6), Kalyan (p.6), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.10) … and 7 more |
| Mizoram | 26 March 2026 | 74 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 26 March 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 26 March 2026 | 111 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul (p.1), Balasore (p.2), Barbil (p.2), Baripada (p.2), Bhubaneswar (p.3), Bileipada (p.3), Brajrajnagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Keonjhar (p.7), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.11), Suakati (p.12), Talcher (p.12), Tensa (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 26 March 2026 | 39 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 26 March 2026 | 107 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 26 March 2026 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Banswara (p.2), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.2), Bhilwara (p.2), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (p.4), Dholpur (p.4), Dungarpur (p.4), Hanumangarh (p.5), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.7), Kota (p.7), Nagaur (p.9), Pali (p.9) … and 8 more |
| Sikkim | 26 March 2026 | 41 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 March 2026 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 26 March 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bareilly (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.5), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 26 March 2026 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 26 March 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Barrackpore (p.2), Durgapur (p.4), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 March 2026 | 249 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 249 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 11 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Eluru (p.5), Guntur (p.5), Kadapa (p.6), Machilipatnam (p.8), Nellore (p.9), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Vijayawada (p.13), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 26 March 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nagaon (p.9), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 26 March 2026 | 21 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 21 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Chhapra (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 26 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 March 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.2–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 26 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 26 March 2026 | 10 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 10 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.2), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Nandesari (p.9), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.12), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 26 March 2026 | 21 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Panchkula (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.12), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 26 March 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.9–12: count of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.12) |
| Jharkhand | 26 March 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–6: count of 2 city rows placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4), Jorapokhar (p.6) |
| Karnataka | 26 March 2026 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.3), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Mangalore (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Udupi (p.12), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 26 March 2026 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.5–12: count of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Kannur (p.7), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Katni (p.7), Maihar (p.8), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 26 March 2026 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 32 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ahmednagar (p.1), Akola (p.1), Ambernath (p.1), Amravati (p.1), Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (p.1), Badlapur (p.1), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.3), Dhule (p.4), Jalgaon (p.6), Jalna (p.6), Kalyan (p.6), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.10) … and 7 more |
| Mizoram | 26 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 26 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 26 March 2026 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul (p.1), Balasore (p.2), Barbil (p.2), Baripada (p.2), Bhubaneswar (p.3), Bileipada (p.3), Brajrajnagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Keonjhar (p.7), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.11), Suakati (p.12), Talcher (p.12), Tensa (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 26 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 26 March 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 26 March 2026 | 34 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Banswara (p.2), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.2), Bhilwara (p.2), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (p.4), Dholpur (p.4), Dungarpur (p.4), Hanumangarh (p.5), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.7), Kota (p.7), Nagaur (p.9), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.10), Rajsamand (p.10) … and 6 more |
| Sikkim | 26 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 March 2026 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 26 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bareilly (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Hapur (p.5), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.13), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 26 March 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–11: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 26 March 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Barrackpore (p.2), Durgapur (p.4), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 March 2026 | 4% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 9 of all 249 city rows at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 246 (p.2), Bhiwadi 206 (p.3), Faridabad 234 (p.5), Ghaziabad 220 (p.5), Greater Noida 260 (p.5), Gurugram 211 (p.5), Hajipur 215 (p.5), Samastipur 212 (p.11), Singrauli 258 (p.11) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 11 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 105) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 51) |
| Assam | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 105) |
| Bihar | 26 March 2026 | 10% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 2 of 21 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Hajipur 215 (p.5), Samastipur 212 (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 62) |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 143) |
| Delhi | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 185) |
| Gujarat | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 10 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 157) |
| Haryana | 26 March 2026 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 3 of 21 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 246 (p.2), Faridabad 234 (p.5), Gurugram 211 (p.5) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 149) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9–12, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 65) |
| Jharkhand | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–6, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 123) |
| Karnataka | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: none of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 198) |
| Kerala | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 86) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 7% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 1 of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Singrauli 258 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 32 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 136) |
| Mizoram | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 74) |
| Nagaland | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 51) |
| Odisha | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 15 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more (highest 185) |
| Puducherry | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 39) |
| Punjab | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 185) |
| Rajasthan | 26 March 2026 | 3% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 206 (p.3) |
| Sikkim | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 41) |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 144) |
| Telangana | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 77) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 10% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 2 of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Ghaziabad 220 (p.5), Greater Noida 260 (p.5) |
| Uttarakhand | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 79) |
| West Bengal | 26 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 98) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 March 2026 | 260 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 249 city rows — Greater Noida, S.No 90 (p.5), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 246 (p.13), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 167 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 26 March 2026 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat, S.No 55 (p.3), Moderate |
| Bihar | 26 March 2026 | 215 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 96 (p.5), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 26 March 2026 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 57 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Chhattisgarh | 26 March 2026 | 143 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Chhal, S.No 61 (p.4), Moderate |
| Delhi | 26 March 2026 | 185 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 73 (p.4), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 26 March 2026 | 157 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 10 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 242 (p.13), Moderate |
| Haryana | 26 March 2026 | 246 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ballabgarh, S.No 24 (p.2), Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 149 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 19 (p.1), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 26 March 2026 | 65 | AQI bulletin p.9–12, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore, S.No 179 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 26 March 2026 | 123 | AQI bulletin p.4–6, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 75 (p.4), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 26 March 2026 | 198 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka — Ramanagara, S.No 199 (p.10), Moderate |
| Kerala | 26 March 2026 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 121 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 258 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 216 (p.11), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 26 March 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 32 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Belapur, S.No 33 (p.2), Moderate |
| Mizoram | 26 March 2026 | 74 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Nagaland | 26 March 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 131 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 26 March 2026 | 185 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Bileipada, S.No 49 (p.3), Moderate |
| Puducherry | 26 March 2026 | 39 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 190 (p.10), Good |
| Punjab | 26 March 2026 | 185 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Rupnagar, S.No 204 (p.11), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 26 March 2026 | 206 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 41 (p.3), Poor |
| Sikkim | 26 March 2026 | 41 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 86 (p.5), Good |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 March 2026 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 91 (p.5), Moderate |
| Telangana | 26 March 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 103 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 March 2026 | 260 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 90 (p.5), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 26 March 2026 | 79 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 72 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| West Bengal | 26 March 2026 | 98 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol, S.No 16 (p.1), Satisfactory |