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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 February 2026 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of all 237 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 84 | 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 | 28 February 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 28 February 2026 | 102 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 28 February 2026 | 92 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 28 February 2026 (237 cities) (published 28 Feb 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 8cd2a0ce6e8931bb8c99e2a9f42621cdb6a76660098b4cb946ffc788aa9e51a8. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/258
| 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), 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.10), Samastipur (p.10), Sasaram (p.10), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 28 February 2026 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 28 February 2026 | 89 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 28 February 2026 | 248 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 28 February 2026 | 114 | 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.11), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 28 February 2026 | 157 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 20 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), 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), Sirsa (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.2) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 28 February 2026 | 35 | 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 | 28 February 2026 | 81 | 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), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.12) |
| Kerala | 28 February 2026 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.5–11, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 113 | 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 | 28 February 2026 | 72 | 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.4), Jalgaon (p.6), Kalyan (p.6), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Malegaon (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) … and 5 more |
| Meghalaya | 28 February 2026 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 28 February 2026 | 58 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 28 February 2026 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 28 February 2026 | 150 | 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 | 28 February 2026 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 28 February 2026 | 112 | 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 | 28 February 2026 | 104 | 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.4), Hanumangarh (p.5), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.7), Kota (p.7), Nagaur (p.8), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.9) … and 7 more |
| Sikkim | 28 February 2026 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 February 2026 | 121 | 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 | 28 February 2026 | 79 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 28 February 2026 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 142 | 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), 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), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 28 February 2026 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 28 February 2026 | 108 | 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.5), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 February 2026 | 237 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of all 237 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 February 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 | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 28 February 2026 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 4 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 28 February 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), 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.10), Samastipur (p.10), Sasaram (p.10), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 28 February 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 28 February 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.11), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 28 February 2026 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 20 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), 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), Sirsa (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.2) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 28 February 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.9–11: count of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 28 February 2026 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.2–12: count of 11 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), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.12) |
| Kerala | 28 February 2026 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.5–11: count of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 February 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 | 28 February 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.4), Jalgaon (p.6), Kalyan (p.6), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Malegaon (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 | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.10) |
| Mizoram | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 28 February 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 | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 28 February 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 | 28 February 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.4), Hanumangarh (p.5), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.7), Kota (p.7), Nagaur (p.8), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.9), Rajsamand (p.10) … and 6 more |
| Sikkim | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 February 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 | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 28 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 February 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), 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), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 28 February 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 28 February 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.5), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 February 2026 | 9% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 21 of all 237 city rows at 201 or more — Agartala 216 (p.1), Angul 271 (p.1), Ballabgarh 237 (p.2), Bhiwadi 275 (p.3), Byasanagar 212 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 289 (p.4), Cuttack 294 (p.4), Delhi 248 (p.4), Dharuhera 255 (p.4), Faridabad 208 (p.5), Ghaziabad 268 (p.5), Greater Noida 312 (p.5), Gummidipoondi 233 (p.5), Gurugram 258 (p.5), Mandi Gobindgarh 201 (p.8), Manesar 277 (p.8), Nandesari 226 (p.9), Noida 260 (p.9), Singrauli 277 (p.11) … and 2 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 111) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 131) |
| Assam | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 168) |
| Bihar | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 23 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 175) |
| Chandigarh | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 96) |
| Chhattisgarh | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 131) |
| Delhi | 28 February 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 248 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 28 February 2026 | 9% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Nandesari 226 (p.9) |
| Haryana | 28 February 2026 | 35% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 7 of 20 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 237 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 289 (p.4), Dharuhera 255 (p.4), Faridabad 208 (p.5), Gurugram 258 (p.5), Manesar 277 (p.8), Yamuna Nagar 224 (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 136) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 28 February 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 44) |
| Karnataka | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: none of 11 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 125) |
| Kerala | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5–11, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 107) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 7% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 1 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Singrauli 277 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 140) |
| Meghalaya | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 62) |
| Mizoram | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 58) |
| Nagaland | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 72) |
| Odisha | 28 February 2026 | 27% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 4 of 15 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Angul 271 (p.1), Byasanagar 212 (p.3), Cuttack 294 (p.4), Talcher 236 (p.11) |
| Puducherry | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 130) |
| Punjab | 28 February 2026 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Mandi Gobindgarh 201 (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 28 February 2026 | 3% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 275 (p.3) |
| Sikkim | 28 February 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 | 28 February 2026 | 20% | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: 1 of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more — Gummidipoondi 233 (p.5) |
| Telangana | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 79) |
| Tripura | 28 February 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more — Agartala 216 (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 15% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 3 of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Ghaziabad 268 (p.5), Greater Noida 312 (p.5), Noida 260 (p.9) |
| Uttarakhand | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 119) |
| West Bengal | 28 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 158) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 February 2026 | 312 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of all 237 city rows — Greater Noida, S.No 91 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 111 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati, S.No 9 (p.1), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 159 (p.8), Moderate |
| Assam | 28 February 2026 | 168 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat, S.No 58 (p.3), Moderate |
| Bihar | 28 February 2026 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 96 (p.5), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 28 February 2026 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 60 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Chhattisgarh | 28 February 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Tumidih, S.No 223 (p.12), Moderate |
| Delhi | 28 February 2026 | 248 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 74 (p.4), Poor |
| Gujarat | 28 February 2026 | 226 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Nandesari, S.No 161 (p.9), Poor |
| Haryana | 28 February 2026 | 289 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Haryana — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 62 (p.4), Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 136 | 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 | 28 February 2026 | 44 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore, S.No 168 (p.9), Good |
| Karnataka | 28 February 2026 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bengaluru, S.No 36 (p.2), Moderate |
| Kerala | 28 February 2026 | 107 | AQI bulletin p.5–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Kerala — Thiruvananthapuram, S.No 217 (p.11), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 277 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 204 (p.11), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 28 February 2026 | 140 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Nagpur, S.No 158 (p.8), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 28 February 2026 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 200 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Mizoram | 28 February 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 | 28 February 2026 | 72 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 129 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 28 February 2026 | 294 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Cuttack, S.No 70 (p.4), Poor |
| Puducherry | 28 February 2026 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 179 (p.9), Moderate |
| Punjab | 28 February 2026 | 201 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 141 (p.8), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 28 February 2026 | 275 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 43 (p.3), Poor |
| Sikkim | 28 February 2026 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 87 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tamil Nadu | 28 February 2026 | 233 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 92 (p.5), Poor |
| Telangana | 28 February 2026 | 79 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 102 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 28 February 2026 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Poor |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28 February 2026 | 312 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 91 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 28 February 2026 | 119 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 73 (p.4), Moderate |
| West Bengal | 28 February 2026 | 158 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur, S.No 81 (p.5), Moderate |