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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 March 2026 | 111 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of all 232 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 96 | 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.11), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 1 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.8), Silchar (p.10), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 1 March 2026 | 101 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 1 March 2026 (232 cities) (published 1 Mar 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 37afb3dbfff0e6e1eb8d92032fb13560de41a603d25cbe99cbbd1a4c29e6f0a0. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/257
| AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Buxar (p.3), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.6), Kishanganj (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9), Purnia (p.9), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.10), Samastipur (p.10), Sasaram (p.10), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 1 March 2026 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 March 2026 | 119 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.9), Tumidih (p.11) |
| Delhi | 1 March 2026 | 191 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 1 March 2026 | 121 | 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 | 1 March 2026 | 152 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 18 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 139 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 March 2026 | 46 | 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 | 1 March 2026 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.12) |
| Kerala | 1 March 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Kannur (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 106 | 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.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.10), Satna (p.10), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 1 March 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 30 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), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.8), Nanded (p.8), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.9) … and 6 more |
| Meghalaya | 1 March 2026 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 1 March 2026 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 1 March 2026 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 1 March 2026 | 157 | 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 | 1 March 2026 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 1 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.7), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 1 March 2026 | 117 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, 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.4), Hanumangarh (p.5), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.6), Kota (p.7), Nagaur (p.8), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.9) … and 7 more |
| Sikkim | 1 March 2026 | 55 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 March 2026 | 124 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.9), Thoothukudi (p.11) |
| Telangana | 1 March 2026 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 1 March 2026 | 161 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, 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), 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.9), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 1 March 2026 | 82 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 1 March 2026 | 102 | 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.5), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 March 2026 | 232 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of all 232 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 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.11), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 1 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.8), Silchar (p.10), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 1 March 2026 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (p.1), Aurangabad (Bihar) (p.1), Begusarai (p.2), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Buxar (p.3), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.6), Kishanganj (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9), Purnia (p.9), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.10), Samastipur (p.10), Sasaram (p.10), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 March 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.9), Tumidih (p.11) |
| Delhi | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 1 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 | 1 March 2026 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 18 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.4), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 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 | 1 March 2026 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.2–12: count of 11 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.5), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.12) |
| Kerala | 1 March 2026 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.4–11: count of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.4), Kannur (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 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.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.9), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.10), Satna (p.10), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 1 March 2026 | 30 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 30 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), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.8), Nanded (p.8), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.9), Pune (p.9), Sangli (p.10) … and 4 more |
| Meghalaya | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 1 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 | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 1 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.7), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 1 March 2026 | 34 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: 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.4), Hanumangarh (p.5), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.6), Kota (p.7), Nagaur (p.8), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.9), Rajsamand (p.10) … and 6 more |
| Sikkim | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 March 2026 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Coimbatore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.9), Thoothukudi (p.11) |
| Telangana | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Tripura | 1 March 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: 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), 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.9), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 1 March 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 1 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.5), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 March 2026 | 5% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 12 of all 232 city rows at 201 or more — Angul 234 (p.1), Ballabgarh 269 (p.2), Byasanagar 230 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 296 (p.3), Cuttack 281 (p.4), Dharuhera 245 (p.4), Ghaziabad 202 (p.5), Greater Noida 218 (p.5), Gummidipoondi 212 (p.5), Gurugram 238 (p.5), Mandi Gobindgarh 235 (p.7), Milupara 202 (p.8) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 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 152) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 103) |
| Assam | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 177) |
| Bihar | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 22 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 190) |
| Chandigarh | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 91) |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 March 2026 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: 1 of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more — Milupara 202 (p.8) |
| Delhi | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more (highest 191) |
| Gujarat | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 153) |
| Haryana | 1 March 2026 | 22% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 4 of 18 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 269 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 296 (p.3), Dharuhera 245 (p.4), Gurugram 238 (p.5) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 139) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 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 62) |
| Karnataka | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: none of 11 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 142) |
| Kerala | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 96) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 184) |
| Maharashtra | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 30 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 117) |
| Meghalaya | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 67) |
| Mizoram | 1 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 | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 59) |
| Odisha | 1 March 2026 | 20% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 3 of 15 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Angul 234 (p.1), Byasanagar 230 (p.3), Cuttack 281 (p.4) |
| Puducherry | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 127) |
| Punjab | 1 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 235 (p.7) |
| Rajasthan | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more (highest 184) |
| Sikkim | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 55) |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 March 2026 | 20% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: 1 of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more — Gummidipoondi 212 (p.5) |
| Telangana | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 84) |
| Tripura | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 161) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 10% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 2 of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Ghaziabad 202 (p.5), Greater Noida 218 (p.5) |
| Uttarakhand | 1 March 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 89) |
| West Bengal | 1 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 152) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 March 2026 | 296 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of all 232 city rows — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 59 (p.3), Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 152 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 229 (p.12), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 103 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 157 (p.8), Moderate |
| Assam | 1 March 2026 | 177 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat, S.No 55 (p.3), Moderate |
| Bihar | 1 March 2026 | 190 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 92 (p.5), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 1 March 2026 | 91 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 57 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 March 2026 | 202 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Milupara, S.No 145 (p.8), Poor |
| Delhi | 1 March 2026 | 191 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 71 (p.4), Moderate |
| Gujarat | 1 March 2026 | 153 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vadodara, S.No 223 (p.12), Moderate |
| Haryana | 1 March 2026 | 296 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 18 city rows placed in Haryana — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 59 (p.3), Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 139 | 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 | 1 March 2026 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore, S.No 166 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Karnataka | 1 March 2026 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Karnataka — Chikkaballapur, S.No 62 (p.4), Moderate |
| Kerala | 1 March 2026 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 116 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 184 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 202 (p.11), Moderate |
| Maharashtra | 1 March 2026 | 117 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 30 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Chandrapur, S.No 58 (p.3), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 1 March 2026 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 198 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Mizoram | 1 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 | 1 March 2026 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 126 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 1 March 2026 | 281 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Cuttack, S.No 67 (p.4), Poor |
| Puducherry | 1 March 2026 | 127 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 176 (p.9), Moderate |
| Punjab | 1 March 2026 | 235 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 138 (p.7), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 1 March 2026 | 184 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 42 (p.3), Moderate |
| Sikkim | 1 March 2026 | 55 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 84 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 March 2026 | 212 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 88 (p.5), Poor |
| Telangana | 1 March 2026 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 98 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 1 March 2026 | 161 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 March 2026 | 218 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 87 (p.5), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 1 March 2026 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 70 (p.4), Satisfactory |
| West Bengal | 1 March 2026 | 152 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol, S.No 17 (p.1), Moderate, Durgapur, S.No 78 (p.4), Moderate |