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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 February 2026 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of all 239 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 65 | 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.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 23 February 2026 | 114 | 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.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 23 February 2026 | 91 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 23 February 2026 (239 cities) (published 23 Feb 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 9408242e58bb1faf092d0c3cc0962775514fa3309826a4097c520d02ada091a6. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/263
| 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), 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), Saharsa (p.10), Samastipur (p.10), Sasaram (p.10), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 23 February 2026 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 23 February 2026 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 23 February 2026 | 228 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 23 February 2026 | 131 | 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 | 23 February 2026 | 156 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 24 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.4), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 153 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 23 February 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) |
| Jharkhand | 23 February 2026 | 104 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 23 February 2026 | 62 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Tumakuru (p.12), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.12) |
| Kerala | 23 February 2026 | 66 | AQI bulletin p.6–11, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 115 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 13 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), Pithampur (p.9), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.10), Satna (p.10), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 23 February 2026 | 100 | 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.1), 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.7), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.8), Nanded (p.8), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9) … and 7 more |
| Meghalaya | 23 February 2026 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Nagaland | 23 February 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 23 February 2026 | 147 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Odisha — 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), Talcher (p.11) |
| Puducherry | 23 February 2026 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 23 February 2026 | 103 | 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 | 23 February 2026 | 122 | 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.2), Bhiwadi (p.2), 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 | 23 February 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 February 2026 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.9), Thoothukudi (p.11) |
| Telangana | 23 February 2026 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 136 | 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 | 23 February 2026 | 120 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Kashipur (p.6), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 23 February 2026 | 115 | 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 | 23 February 2026 | 239 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of all 239 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 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.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 23 February 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.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 23 February 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), 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), Saharsa (p.10), Samastipur (p.10), Sasaram (p.10), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 23 February 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.2–12: count of 6 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 23 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 | 23 February 2026 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 24 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.4), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.6), Karnal (p.6), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 23 February 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.9–11: count of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 23 February 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.7), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Tumakuru (p.12), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.12) |
| Kerala | 23 February 2026 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.6–11: count of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 13 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), Pithampur (p.9), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.10), Satna (p.10), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 23 February 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.1), 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.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.10) … and 5 more |
| Meghalaya | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Nagaland | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 23 February 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.2–11: count of 13 city rows placed in Odisha — 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), Talcher (p.11) |
| Puducherry | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 23 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 | 23 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.2), Bhiwadi (p.2), 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 | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 February 2026 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 4 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Perundurai (p.9), Thoothukudi (p.11) |
| Telangana | 23 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 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 | 23 February 2026 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Kashipur (p.6), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 23 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.4), Haldia (p.5), Howrah (p.5), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 February 2026 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 15 of all 239 city rows at 201 or more — Baghpat 248 (p.2), Ballabgarh 315 (p.2), Bhiwadi 266 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 287 (p.3), Cuttack 287 (p.4), Delhi 228 (p.4), Dharuhera 272 (p.4), Ghaziabad 250 (p.5), Greater Noida 238 (p.5), Gurugram 267 (p.5), Hapur 227 (p.5), Manesar 246 (p.8), Noida 221 (p.9), Panipat 204 (p.9), Singrauli 220 (p.11) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 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 85) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 112) |
| Assam | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 145) |
| Bihar | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 22 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 151) |
| Chandigarh | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 142) |
| Chhattisgarh | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 146) |
| Delhi | 23 February 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 228 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 175) |
| Haryana | 23 February 2026 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 6 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 315 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 287 (p.3), Dharuhera 272 (p.4), Gurugram 267 (p.5), Manesar 246 (p.8), Panipat 204 (p.9) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 153) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 23 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 55) |
| Jharkhand | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 104) |
| Karnataka | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 98) |
| Kerala | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6–11, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 93) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 8% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 1 of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Singrauli 220 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 152) |
| Meghalaya | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 70) |
| Nagaland | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 78) |
| Odisha | 23 February 2026 | 8% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: 1 of 13 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Cuttack 287 (p.4) |
| Puducherry | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 23) |
| Punjab | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 144) |
| Rajasthan | 23 February 2026 | 3% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 266 (p.2) |
| Sikkim | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 51) |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 88) |
| Telangana | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 84) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 5 of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 248 (p.2), Ghaziabad 250 (p.5), Greater Noida 238 (p.5), Hapur 227 (p.5), Noida 221 (p.9) |
| Uttarakhand | 23 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 166) |
| West Bengal | 23 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 147) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 February 2026 | 315 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of all 239 city rows — Ballabgarh, S.No 23 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 236 (p.12), Satisfactory |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 112 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 158 (p.8), Moderate |
| Assam | 23 February 2026 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Nalbari, S.No 159 (p.8), Moderate |
| Bihar | 23 February 2026 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 92 (p.5), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 23 February 2026 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 57 (p.3), Moderate |
| Chhattisgarh | 23 February 2026 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Tumidih, S.No 225 (p.12), Moderate |
| Delhi | 23 February 2026 | 228 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 70 (p.4), Poor |
| Gujarat | 23 February 2026 | 175 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 232 (p.12), Moderate |
| Haryana | 23 February 2026 | 315 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ballabgarh, S.No 23 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 153 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 18 (p.1), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 23 February 2026 | 55 | 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 | 23 February 2026 | 104 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 72 (p.4), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 23 February 2026 | 98 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Tumakuru, S.No 224 (p.12), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 23 February 2026 | 93 | AQI bulletin p.6–11, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 116 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 220 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 207 (p.11), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 23 February 2026 | 152 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Nagpur, S.No 157 (p.8), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 23 February 2026 | 70 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 202 (p.11), Satisfactory |
| Nagaland | 23 February 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 127 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 23 February 2026 | 287 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Odisha — Cuttack, S.No 66 (p.4), Poor |
| Puducherry | 23 February 2026 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 181 (p.10), Good |
| Punjab | 23 February 2026 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Bathinda, S.No 31 (p.2), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 23 February 2026 | 266 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 40 (p.2), Poor |
| Sikkim | 23 February 2026 | 51 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 83 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tamil Nadu | 23 February 2026 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 88 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 23 February 2026 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 98 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 23 February 2026 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Ghaziabad, S.No 85 (p.5), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 23 February 2026 | 166 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 69 (p.4), Moderate |
| West Bengal | 23 February 2026 | 147 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah, S.No 97 (p.5), Moderate |