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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 February 2026 | 117 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of all 238 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 260 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 21 February 2026 | 124 | 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 | 21 February 2026 | 80 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 21 February 2026 (238 cities) (published 21 Feb 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 df64c58154c1406f50ec053b6dc0c293353637533dcec9fbb2f827235d5238b5. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/264
| 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), Chhapra (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.6), Kishanganj (p.7), Manguraha (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 | 21 February 2026 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 21 February 2026 | 99 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.3), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 21 February 2026 | 213 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 21 February 2026 | 134 | 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.8), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.11), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 21 February 2026 | 149 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, 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.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), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 162 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 February 2026 | 49 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 21 February 2026 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 21 February 2026 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.3), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.5), 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 | 21 February 2026 | 73 | AQI bulletin p.6–12, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 118 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.5), 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 | 21 February 2026 | 119 | 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.1), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Chandrapur (p.3), 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.9) … and 5 more |
| Meghalaya | 21 February 2026 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Nagaland | 21 February 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 21 February 2026 | 182 | 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), 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.11) |
| Puducherry | 21 February 2026 | 55 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 21 February 2026 | 110 | 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 | 21 February 2026 | 133 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 32 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.2), Bhilwara (p.2), 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 6 more |
| Sikkim | 21 February 2026 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 February 2026 | 95 | 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 | 21 February 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 121 | 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 | 21 February 2026 | 79 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 21 February 2026 | 152 | 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 | 21 February 2026 | 238 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of all 238 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 21 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 | 21 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), Bettiah (p.2), Bhagalpur (p.2), Buxar (p.3), Chhapra (p.4), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.6), Kishanganj (p.7), Manguraha (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 | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 21 February 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.2–12: count of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.2), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.3), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 21 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.8), Rajkot (p.10), Surat (p.11), Vadodara (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 21 February 2026 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), 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), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.12) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 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 | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 21 February 2026 | 16 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Bidar (p.3), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.5), 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 | 21 February 2026 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.6–12: count of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.5), 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 | 21 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.1), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Chandrapur (p.3), 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.9), Sangli (p.10) … and 4 more |
| Meghalaya | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Nagaland | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 21 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), 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.11) |
| Puducherry | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 21 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.7), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 21 February 2026 | 32 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 32 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.2), Bhilwara (p.2), 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 5 more |
| Sikkim | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 February 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 | 21 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 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 | 21 February 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 21 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 | 21 February 2026 | 8% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 18 of all 238 city rows at 201 or more — Baghpat 231 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 241 (p.2), Balasore 212 (p.2), Ballabgarh 281 (p.2), Bhiwadi 231 (p.3), Byasanagar 203 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 295 (p.3), Cuttack 301 (p.4), Delhi 213 (p.4), Dharuhera 258 (p.4), Ghaziabad 237 (p.5), Gurugram 250 (p.5), Jhalawar 211 (p.6), Kolkata 206 (p.7), Mandi Gobindgarh 260 (p.7), Naharlagun 260 (p.8), Singrauli 219 (p.11), Talcher 213 (p.11) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 128) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more — Naharlagun 260 (p.8) |
| Assam | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 166) |
| Bihar | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 22 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 108) |
| Chandigarh | 21 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 | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 144) |
| Delhi | 21 February 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 213 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 196) |
| Haryana | 21 February 2026 | 21% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 5 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 241 (p.2), Ballabgarh 281 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 295 (p.3), Dharuhera 258 (p.4), Gurugram 250 (p.5) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 162) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 21 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 71) |
| Jharkhand | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 125) |
| Karnataka | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 98) |
| Kerala | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6–12, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 87) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 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 219 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 189) |
| Meghalaya | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 40) |
| Nagaland | 21 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 | 21 February 2026 | 31% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: 4 of 13 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Balasore 212 (p.2), Byasanagar 203 (p.3), Cuttack 301 (p.4), Talcher 213 (p.11) |
| Puducherry | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 55) |
| Punjab | 21 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 260 (p.7) |
| Rajasthan | 21 February 2026 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 2 of 32 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 231 (p.3), Jhalawar 211 (p.6) |
| Sikkim | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 43) |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 182) |
| Telangana | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 77) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 10% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 2 of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 231 (p.2), Ghaziabad 237 (p.5) |
| Uttarakhand | 21 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 80) |
| West Bengal | 21 February 2026 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Kolkata 206 (p.7) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 February 2026 | 301 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of all 238 city rows — Cuttack, S.No 68 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati, S.No 7 (p.1), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 260 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 157 (p.8), Poor |
| Assam | 21 February 2026 | 166 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 90 (p.5), Moderate |
| Bihar | 21 February 2026 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Patna, S.No 173 (p.9), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 21 February 2026 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 56 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Chhattisgarh | 21 February 2026 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Kunjemura, S.No 132 (p.7), Moderate |
| Delhi | 21 February 2026 | 213 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 72 (p.4), Poor |
| Gujarat | 21 February 2026 | 196 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Nandesari, S.No 160 (p.8), Moderate |
| Haryana | 21 February 2026 | 295 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Charkhi Dadri, S.No 58 (p.3), Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 162 | 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 | 21 February 2026 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.9–11, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore, S.No 168 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 21 February 2026 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 73 (p.4), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 21 February 2026 | 98 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Tumakuru, S.No 225 (p.12), Satisfactory |
| Kerala | 21 February 2026 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.6–12, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 116 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 219 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 206 (p.11), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 21 February 2026 | 189 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Nagpur, S.No 156 (p.8), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 21 February 2026 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 201 (p.11), Good |
| Nagaland | 21 February 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 126 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 21 February 2026 | 301 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Odisha — Cuttack, S.No 68 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Puducherry | 21 February 2026 | 55 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 179 (p.9), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 21 February 2026 | 260 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 140 (p.7), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 21 February 2026 | 231 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 32 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 41 (p.3), Poor |
| Sikkim | 21 February 2026 | 43 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 83 (p.5), Good |
| Tamil Nadu | 21 February 2026 | 182 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 88 (p.5), Moderate |
| Telangana | 21 February 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 99 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 21 February 2026 | 237 | 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 | 21 February 2026 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Rishikesh, S.No 190 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| West Bengal | 21 February 2026 | 206 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 128 (p.7), Poor |