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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 March 2026 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 246 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 12 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Eluru (p.5), Guntur (p.5), Kadapa (p.6), Machilipatnam (p.8), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.13), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 15 March 2026 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 15 March 2026 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 15 March 2026 (246 cities) (published 15 Mar 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 23a9340e8a5d9b1f489923ba714f7d9666b993a9c93ad5af8175e89bc45e7d96. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/243
| 102 |
| AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), 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), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 15 March 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 15 March 2026 | 162 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 15 March 2026 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 15 March 2026 | 123 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (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.12) |
| Haryana | 15 March 2026 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.4), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.7), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 135 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.2) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 15 March 2026 | 51 | 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 | 15 March 2026 | 113 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 15 March 2026 | 79 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Mangalore (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 15 March 2026 | 63 | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 141 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 14 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), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 15 March 2026 | 102 | 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.2), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.3), Dhule (p.4), Jalgaon (p.6), Jalna (p.6), Kalyan (p.7), 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.9) … and 7 more |
| Odisha | 15 March 2026 | 131 | 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 | 15 March 2026 | 38 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 15 March 2026 | 106 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.6), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 15 March 2026 | 144 | 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.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (p.4), Dholpur (p.4), Dungarpur (p.5), Hanumangarh (p.6), 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 | 15 March 2026 | 63 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 15 March 2026 | 74 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10) |
| Telangana | 15 March 2026 | 73 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 15 March 2026 | 66 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 21 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.6), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Raebareli (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 15 March 2026 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 15 March 2026 | 60 | 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.5), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 March 2026 | 246 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 246 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 12 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 12 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Eluru (p.5), Guntur (p.5), Kadapa (p.6), Machilipatnam (p.8), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.13), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 15 March 2026 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 5 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 15 March 2026 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), 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), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 15 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 15 March 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 15 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 15 March 2026 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (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.12) |
| Haryana | 15 March 2026 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.4), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.6), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.7), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.2) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 15 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 | 15 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 15 March 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Mangalore (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 15 March 2026 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.5–12: count of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 14 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), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 15 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.2), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.3), Dhule (p.4), Jalgaon (p.6), Jalna (p.6), Kalyan (p.7), 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.9) … and 7 more |
| Odisha | 15 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 | 15 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 15 March 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.6), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 15 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.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (p.4), Dholpur (p.4), Dungarpur (p.5), Hanumangarh (p.6), 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 | 15 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 15 March 2026 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 4 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10) |
| Telangana | 15 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 15 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 21 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 21 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.6), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Raebareli (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 15 March 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 15 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.5), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 March 2026 | 7% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 18 of all 246 city rows at 201 or more — Ambala 225 (p.1), Ballabgarh 221 (p.2), Barbil 212 (p.2), Bhiwadi 212 (p.3), Bileipada 292 (p.3), Ghaziabad 204 (p.5), Greater Noida 246 (p.5), Gurugram 215 (p.5), Hajipur 210 (p.5), Korba 305 (p.7), Kunjemura 218 (p.7), Manesar 210 (p.8), Nandesari 229 (p.9), Pali 202 (p.9), Singrauli 269 (p.11), Tonk 212 (p.12), Tumidih 249 (p.12), Yamuna Nagar 202 (p.13) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 12 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 108) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 18) |
| Assam | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 151) |
| Bihar | 15 March 2026 | 4% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 23 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Hajipur 210 (p.5) |
| Chandigarh | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 76) |
| Chhattisgarh | 15 March 2026 | 43% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 3 of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more — Korba 305 (p.7), Kunjemura 218 (p.7), Tumidih 249 (p.12) |
| Delhi | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 175) |
| Gujarat | 15 March 2026 | 9% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Nandesari 229 (p.9) |
| Haryana | 15 March 2026 | 21% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 5 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ambala 225 (p.1), Ballabgarh 221 (p.2), Gurugram 215 (p.5), Manesar 210 (p.8), Yamuna Nagar 202 (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 135) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 15 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 63) |
| Jharkhand | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 113) |
| Karnataka | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 131) |
| Kerala | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 72) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 7% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 1 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Singrauli 269 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 32 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 145) |
| Odisha | 15 March 2026 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 2 of 15 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Barbil 212 (p.2), Bileipada 292 (p.3) |
| Puducherry | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 38) |
| Punjab | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 175) |
| Rajasthan | 15 March 2026 | 9% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 3 of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 212 (p.3), Pali 202 (p.9), Tonk 212 (p.12) |
| Sikkim | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 63) |
| Tamil Nadu | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 121) |
| Telangana | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 73) |
| Tripura | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 66) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 10% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 2 of 21 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Ghaziabad 204 (p.5), Greater Noida 246 (p.5) |
| Uttarakhand | 15 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 87) |
| West Bengal | 15 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 73) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 March 2026 | 305 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 246 city rows — Korba, S.No 135 (p.7), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 12 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 243 (p.13), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 164 (p.9), Good |
| Assam | 15 March 2026 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Assam — Nalbari, S.No 165 (p.9), Moderate |
| Bihar | 15 March 2026 | 210 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 99 (p.5), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 15 March 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 59 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Chhattisgarh | 15 March 2026 | 305 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Korba, S.No 135 (p.7), Very Poor |
| Delhi | 15 March 2026 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 74 (p.4), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 15 March 2026 | 229 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Nandesari, S.No 167 (p.9), Poor |
| Haryana | 15 March 2026 | 225 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala, S.No 9 (p.1), Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 135 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 21 (p.2), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 15 March 2026 | 63 | AQI bulletin p.9–12, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore, S.No 175 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 15 March 2026 | 113 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 76 (p.4), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 15 March 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Dharwad, S.No 78 (p.4), Moderate |
| Kerala | 15 March 2026 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor, S.No 83 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 269 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 214 (p.11), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 15 March 2026 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 32 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Malegaon, S.No 145 (p.8), Moderate |
| Odisha | 15 March 2026 | 292 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Bileipada, S.No 51 (p.3), Poor |
| Puducherry | 15 March 2026 | 38 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 187 (p.10), Good |
| Punjab | 15 March 2026 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 146 (p.8), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 15 March 2026 | 212 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 43 (p.3), Poor, Tonk, S.No 231 (p.12), Poor |
| Sikkim | 15 March 2026 | 63 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 89 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tamil Nadu | 15 March 2026 | 121 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 94 (p.5), Moderate |
| Telangana | 15 March 2026 | 73 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 106 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 15 March 2026 | 66 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 15 March 2026 | 246 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 93 (p.5), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 15 March 2026 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 73 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| West Bengal | 15 March 2026 | 73 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah, S.No 104 (p.6), Satisfactory |