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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 March 2026 | 114 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of all 236 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 93 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Kadapa (p.6), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.11), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 2 March 2026 | 100 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nagaon (p.8), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 2 March 2026 | 95 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 2 March 2026 (236 cities) (published 2 Mar 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 67450e2d0d54c9ead3b608e2248269b5d81eb571d17f5621b79fed1d57aba028. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/255
| AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 20 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Chhapra (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.10), Sasaram (p.10) |
| Chandigarh | 2 March 2026 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 2 March 2026 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 2 March 2026 | 193 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 2 March 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.2), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.11), Vadodara (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 2 March 2026 | 155 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.4), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (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), Panipat (p.9), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2 March 2026 | 49 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 2 March 2026 | 100 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 2 March 2026 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: mean of 10 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.12) |
| Kerala | 2 March 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.5–11, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 124 | 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.9), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.10), Satna (p.10), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 2 March 2026 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ahmednagar (p.1), Akola (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.6), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Mahad (p.7), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.8), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9) … and 7 more |
| Meghalaya | 2 March 2026 | 214 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 2 March 2026 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 2 March 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 2 March 2026 | 165 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, 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), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Keonjhar (p.7), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.10), Suakati (p.11), Talcher (p.11), Tensa (p.11) |
| Puducherry | 2 March 2026 | 104 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 2 March 2026 | 116 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, 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.7), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 2 March 2026 | 129 | 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.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.8), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.9) … and 7 more |
| Sikkim | 2 March 2026 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 March 2026 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.9), Thoothukudi (p.11) |
| Telangana | 2 March 2026 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 2 March 2026 | 132 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 118 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, 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.5), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.6), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.9), Raebareli (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 2 March 2026 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 2 March 2026 | 90 | 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 | 2 March 2026 | 236 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of all 236 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Kadapa (p.6), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.11), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 2 March 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nagaon (p.8), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 2 March 2026 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 20 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Bihar Sharif (p.3), Buxar (p.3), Chhapra (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.10), Sasaram (p.10) |
| Chandigarh | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 2 March 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.2–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 2 March 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.2), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.11), Vadodara (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 2 March 2026 | 21 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.4), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (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), Panipat (p.9), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2 March 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.9–11: count of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 2 March 2026 | 10 | AQI bulletin p.2–12: count of 10 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.12) |
| Kerala | 2 March 2026 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.5–11: count of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 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.9), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.10), Satna (p.10), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 2 March 2026 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ahmednagar (p.1), Akola (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.6), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Mahad (p.7), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.8), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.9), Pune (p.10) … and 5 more |
| Meghalaya | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 2 March 2026 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: 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), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Keonjhar (p.7), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.10), Suakati (p.11), Talcher (p.11), Tensa (p.11) |
| Puducherry | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 2 March 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.6), Khanna (p.7), Ludhiana (p.7), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 2 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.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.8), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.9), Rajsamand (p.10) … and 6 more |
| Sikkim | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 March 2026 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.4–11: count of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.9), Thoothukudi (p.11) |
| Telangana | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 2 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 21 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: 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.5), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.6), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.9), Raebareli (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 2 March 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 2 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 | 2 March 2026 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 15 of all 236 city rows at 201 or more — Angul 230 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 241 (p.2), Ballabgarh 270 (p.2), Barbil 217 (p.2), Bhiwadi 242 (p.3), Byasanagar 214 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 291 (p.4), Cuttack 302 (p.4), Dharuhera 248 (p.4), Greater Noida 212 (p.5), Gurugram 240 (p.5), Mandi Gobindgarh 227 (p.8), Mandideep 236 (p.8), Shillong 214 (p.11), Vadodara 215 (p.12) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 161) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Assam | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 160) |
| Bihar | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 20 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 156) |
| Chandigarh | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 92) |
| Chhattisgarh | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 166) |
| Delhi | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 193) |
| Gujarat | 2 March 2026 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Vadodara 215 (p.12) |
| Haryana | 2 March 2026 | 24% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 5 of 21 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 241 (p.2), Ballabgarh 270 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 291 (p.4), Dharuhera 248 (p.4), Gurugram 240 (p.5) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 136) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Jharkhand | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 100) |
| Karnataka | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: none of 10 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 140) |
| Kerala | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5–11, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 83) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 7% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 1 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Mandideep 236 (p.8) |
| Maharashtra | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 126) |
| Meghalaya | 2 March 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more — Shillong 214 (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 58) |
| Nagaland | 2 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 | 2 March 2026 | 27% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 4 of 15 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Angul 230 (p.1), Barbil 217 (p.2), Byasanagar 214 (p.3), Cuttack 302 (p.4) |
| Puducherry | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 104) |
| Punjab | 2 March 2026 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Mandi Gobindgarh 227 (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 2 March 2026 | 3% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 242 (p.3) |
| Sikkim | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 57) |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 179) |
| Telangana | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 91) |
| Tripura | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 132) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 5% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 21 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Greater Noida 212 (p.5) |
| Uttarakhand | 2 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 85) |
| West Bengal | 2 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 116) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 March 2026 | 302 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of all 236 city rows — Cuttack, S.No 70 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 161 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 233 (p.12), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 160 (p.8), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 2 March 2026 | 160 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat, S.No 57 (p.3), Moderate |
| Bihar | 2 March 2026 | 156 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 97 (p.5), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 2 March 2026 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 59 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Chhattisgarh | 2 March 2026 | 166 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Kunjemura, S.No 134 (p.7), Moderate |
| Delhi | 2 March 2026 | 193 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 74 (p.4), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 2 March 2026 | 215 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vadodara, S.No 227 (p.12), Poor |
| Haryana | 2 March 2026 | 291 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Haryana — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 61 (p.4), Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 20 (p.1), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2 March 2026 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore, S.No 169 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 2 March 2026 | 100 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 76 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| Karnataka | 2 March 2026 | 140 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 10 city rows placed in Karnataka — Ramanagara, S.No 190 (p.10), Moderate |
| Kerala | 2 March 2026 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.5–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor, S.No 83 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 236 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Mandideep, S.No 143 (p.8), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 2 March 2026 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur, S.No 60 (p.3), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 2 March 2026 | 214 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 201 (p.11), Poor |
| Mizoram | 2 March 2026 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 5 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Nagaland | 2 March 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 128 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 2 March 2026 | 302 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Cuttack, S.No 70 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Puducherry | 2 March 2026 | 104 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 180 (p.9), Moderate |
| Punjab | 2 March 2026 | 227 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 142 (p.8), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 2 March 2026 | 242 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 42 (p.3), Poor |
| Sikkim | 2 March 2026 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 88 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 March 2026 | 179 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 93 (p.5), Moderate |
| Telangana | 2 March 2026 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 102 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 2 March 2026 | 132 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 March 2026 | 212 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 21 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 92 (p.5), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 2 March 2026 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 73 (p.4), Satisfactory, Rishikesh, S.No 192 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| West Bengal | 2 March 2026 | 116 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol, S.No 17 (p.1), Moderate |