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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 March 2026 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 243 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 93 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Kadapa (p.6), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 3 March 2026 | 104 | 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 | 3 March 2026 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (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.9), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.11) |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 3 March 2026 (243 cities) (published 3 Mar 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 db3c576963e5604198ce501bcd0a26c7b8641e5e367ee4ebaee1a17349cdc213. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/256
| Chandigarh | 3 March 2026 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 3 March 2026 | 92 | 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 | 3 March 2026 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 3 March 2026 | 155 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 10 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.2), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.12), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 3 March 2026 | 166 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 24 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), Hisar (p.6), 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.9), Panipat (p.9), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 3 March 2026 | 41 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 3 March 2026 | 85 | 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), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 3 March 2026 | 85 | 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 | 3 March 2026 | 149 | 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.10), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 3 March 2026 | 116 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 29 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.4), Dhule (p.5), Jalgaon (p.6), Jalna (p.6), Kalyan (p.7), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.8), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.10), Pune (p.10) … and 4 more |
| Meghalaya | 3 March 2026 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 3 March 2026 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 3 March 2026 | 55 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 3 March 2026 | 169 | 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), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Keonjhar (p.7), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.10), Suakati (p.11), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 3 March 2026 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 3 March 2026 | 122 | 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.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 3 March 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 33 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), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.7), Kota (p.7), Nagaur (p.9), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.10) … and 7 more |
| Sikkim | 3 March 2026 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 March 2026 | 115 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 3 March 2026 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 3 March 2026 | 213 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 128 | 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.6), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 3 March 2026 | 102 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Kashipur (p.7), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 3 March 2026 | 132 | 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 | 3 March 2026 | 243 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 243 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Kadapa (p.6), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 3 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 | 3 March 2026 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (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.9), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 3 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 | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 3 March 2026 | 10 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 10 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Bhavnagar (p.2), Gandhinagar (p.5), Mehsana (p.8), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.12), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 3 March 2026 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 24 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), Hisar (p.6), 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.9), Panipat (p.9), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 3 March 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.9–11: count of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 3 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), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 3 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 | 3 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.10), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 3 March 2026 | 29 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 29 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.4), Dhule (p.5), Jalgaon (p.6), Jalna (p.6), Kalyan (p.7), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.8), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.10), Pune (p.10), Solapur (p.11) … and 3 more |
| Meghalaya | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 3 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), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Keonjhar (p.7), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.10), Suakati (p.11), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 3 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.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 3 March 2026 | 33 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 33 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), 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 | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 March 2026 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.4–12: count of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 3 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 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.6), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 3 March 2026 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Kashipur (p.7), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 3 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 | 3 March 2026 | 9% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 23 of all 243 city rows at 201 or more — Agartala 213 (p.1), Angul 255 (p.1), Ankleshwar 221 (p.1), Bahadurgarh 241 (p.2), Ballabgarh 316 (p.2), Bhiwadi 242 (p.3), Bileipada 213 (p.3), Byasanagar 209 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 291 (p.4), Cuttack 304 (p.4), Delhi 216 (p.4), Dharuhera 252 (p.4), Faridabad 211 (p.5), Ghaziabad 203 (p.5), Greater Noida 230 (p.5), Gummidipoondi 214 (p.5), Gurugram 250 (p.5), Mandi Gobindgarh 254 (p.8) … and 5 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 144) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 90) |
| Assam | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 165) |
| Bihar | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 23 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 156) |
| Chandigarh | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 94) |
| Chhattisgarh | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 133) |
| Delhi | 3 March 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 216 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 3 March 2026 | 10% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 10 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Ankleshwar 221 (p.1) |
| Haryana | 3 March 2026 | 29% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 7 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 241 (p.2), Ballabgarh 316 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 291 (p.4), Dharuhera 252 (p.4), Faridabad 211 (p.5), Gurugram 250 (p.5), Sirsa 381 (p.11) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 131) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 3 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 49) |
| Karnataka | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 144) |
| Kerala | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 105) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 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 203 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 167) |
| Meghalaya | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 40) |
| Mizoram | 3 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 | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 55) |
| Odisha | 3 March 2026 | 40% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 6 of 15 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Angul 255 (p.1), Bileipada 213 (p.3), Byasanagar 209 (p.3), Cuttack 304 (p.4), Nayagarh 201 (p.9), Talcher 243 (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 83) |
| Punjab | 3 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 254 (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 3 March 2026 | 3% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 242 (p.3) |
| Sikkim | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 83) |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 March 2026 | 20% | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: 1 of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more — Gummidipoondi 214 (p.5) |
| Telangana | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 87) |
| Tripura | 3 March 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more — Agartala 213 (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 15% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 3 of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Ghaziabad 203 (p.5), Greater Noida 230 (p.5), Noida 202 (p.9) |
| Uttarakhand | 3 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 136) |
| West Bengal | 3 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 178) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 March 2026 | 381 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 243 city rows — Sirsa, S.No 213 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 240 (p.12), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 90 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 164 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Assam | 3 March 2026 | 165 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat, S.No 58 (p.3), Moderate |
| Bihar | 3 March 2026 | 156 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 98 (p.5), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 3 March 2026 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 60 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Chhattisgarh | 3 March 2026 | 133 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Kunjemura, S.No 139 (p.7), Moderate |
| Delhi | 3 March 2026 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 76 (p.4), Poor |
| Gujarat | 3 March 2026 | 221 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 10 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ankleshwar, S.No 15 (p.1), Poor |
| Haryana | 3 March 2026 | 381 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Sirsa, S.No 213 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 131 | 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 | 3 March 2026 | 49 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore, S.No 174 (p.9), Good |
| Karnataka | 3 March 2026 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru, S.No 36 (p.2), Moderate |
| Kerala | 3 March 2026 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 122 (p.7), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 203 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 211 (p.11), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 3 March 2026 | 167 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ulhasnagar, S.No 232 (p.12), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 3 March 2026 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 206 (p.11), Good |
| Mizoram | 3 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 | 3 March 2026 | 55 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 133 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 3 March 2026 | 304 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Cuttack, S.No 72 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Puducherry | 3 March 2026 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 186 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 3 March 2026 | 254 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 147 (p.8), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 3 March 2026 | 242 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 43 (p.3), Poor |
| Sikkim | 3 March 2026 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 89 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 March 2026 | 214 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 94 (p.5), Poor |
| Telangana | 3 March 2026 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 105 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 3 March 2026 | 213 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Poor |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 March 2026 | 230 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 93 (p.5), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 3 March 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Kashipur, S.No 126 (p.7), Moderate |
| West Bengal | 3 March 2026 | 178 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 135 (p.7), Moderate |