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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 February 2026 | 123 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of all 237 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 87 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Kadapa (p.6), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 236 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 22 February 2026 | 118 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 81 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 22 February 2026 (237 cities) (published 22 Feb 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 e211c645126a841f18be9dbf444ed67b6fe769bbfc763b966aabc474bdd638ff. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/265
| AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 20 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.3), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.10), Sasaram (p.10), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 22 February 2026 | 116 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 22 February 2026 | 104 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 229 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 22 February 2026 | 165 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 153 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 167 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 22 February 2026 | 44 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 22 February 2026 | 59 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), 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 | 22 February 2026 | 69 | AQI bulletin p.6–11, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 150 | 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.6), 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 | 22 February 2026 | 116 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.10) |
| Nagaland | 22 February 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 22 February 2026 | 162 | 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), Talcher (p.11), Tensa (p.11) |
| Puducherry | 22 February 2026 | 46 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 22 February 2026 | 108 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Banswara (p.2), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.2), Bhilwara (p.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 | 22 February 2026 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 22 February 2026 | 84 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bareilly (p.2), 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 | 22 February 2026 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 22 February 2026 | 150 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 237 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of all 237 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Anantapur (p.1), Chittoor (p.4), Kadapa (p.6), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Vijayawada (p.12), Visakhapatnam (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.8: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.8) |
| Assam | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 20 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.3), Gaya (p.5), Hajipur (p.5), Katihar (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.8), Muzaffarpur (p.8), Patna (p.9), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.10), Sasaram (p.10), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 22 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 | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 22 February 2026 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), 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 | 22 February 2026 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.6–11: count of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.11), Thrissur (p.11) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 22 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.5), Jabalpur (p.6), 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 | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.10) |
| Nagaland | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 22 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), Talcher (p.11), Tensa (p.11) |
| Puducherry | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.9) |
| Punjab | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 33 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Banswara (p.2), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.2), Bhilwara (p.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 | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok (p.5) |
| Tamil Nadu | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bareilly (p.2), 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 | 22 February 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 11% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 27 of all 237 city rows at 201 or more — Baghpat 213 (p.2), Balasore 201 (p.2), Ballabgarh 255 (p.2), Bhiwadi 280 (p.3), Byasanagar 302 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 292 (p.3), Cuttack 286 (p.4), Dehradun 211 (p.4), Delhi 229 (p.4), Dharuhera 302 (p.4), Ghaziabad 250 (p.5), Greater Noida 210 (p.5), Gurugram 270 (p.5), Hapur 238 (p.5), Kota 214 (p.7), Mandideep 301 (p.7), Manesar 217 (p.8), Nagpur 261 (p.8), Naharlagun 236 (p.8), Nandesari 260 (p.8) … and 7 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 135) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more — Naharlagun 236 (p.8) |
| Assam | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 164) |
| Bihar | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 20 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 131) |
| Chandigarh | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 116) |
| Chhattisgarh | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 160) |
| Delhi | 22 February 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 229 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 22 February 2026 | 27% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 3 of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Nandesari 260 (p.8), Surat 207 (p.11), Vatva 206 (p.12) |
| Haryana | 22 February 2026 | 21% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 5 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 255 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 292 (p.3), Dharuhera 302 (p.4), Gurugram 270 (p.5), Manesar 217 (p.8) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 167) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 22 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 61) |
| Jharkhand | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 126) |
| Karnataka | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 104) |
| Kerala | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6–11, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 96) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 21% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 3 of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Mandideep 301 (p.7), Singrauli 208 (p.11), Ujjain 224 (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 22 February 2026 | 3% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Nagpur 261 (p.8) |
| Meghalaya | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 50) |
| Nagaland | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 23% | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: 3 of 13 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Balasore 201 (p.2), Byasanagar 302 (p.3), Cuttack 286 (p.4) |
| Puducherry | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 46) |
| Punjab | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 163) |
| Rajasthan | 22 February 2026 | 12% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 4 of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 280 (p.3), Kota 214 (p.7), Sawai Madhopur 217 (p.10), Sri Ganganagar 304 (p.11) |
| Sikkim | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Sikkim at 201 or more (highest 71) |
| Tamil Nadu | 22 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 161) |
| Telangana | 22 February 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 80) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 26% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 5 of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 213 (p.2), Ghaziabad 250 (p.5), Greater Noida 210 (p.5), Hapur 238 (p.5), Noida 215 (p.9) |
| Uttarakhand | 22 February 2026 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: 1 of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more — Dehradun 211 (p.4) |
| West Bengal | 22 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 197) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 February 2026 | 304 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of all 237 city rows — Sri Ganganagar, S.No 212 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 135 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Vijayawada, S.No 232 (p.12), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 236 | AQI bulletin p.8, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 157 (p.8), Poor |
| Assam | 22 February 2026 | 164 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Nagaon, S.No 154 (p.8), Moderate |
| Bihar | 22 February 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 92 (p.5), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 22 February 2026 | 116 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 55 (p.3), Moderate |
| Chhattisgarh | 22 February 2026 | 160 | AQI bulletin p.2–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Kunjemura, S.No 131 (p.7), Moderate |
| Delhi | 22 February 2026 | 229 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 70 (p.4), Poor |
| Gujarat | 22 February 2026 | 260 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Gujarat — Nandesari, S.No 160 (p.8), Poor |
| Haryana | 22 February 2026 | 302 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Dharuhera, S.No 73 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 167 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 61 | 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 | 22 February 2026 | 126 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 72 (p.4), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 22 February 2026 | 104 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Karnataka — Tumakuru, S.No 223 (p.12), Moderate |
| Kerala | 22 February 2026 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.6–11, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur, S.No 117 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 301 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Mandideep, S.No 140 (p.7), Very Poor |
| Maharashtra | 22 February 2026 | 261 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Nagpur, S.No 156 (p.8), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 22 February 2026 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 200 (p.10), Good |
| Nagaland | 22 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 | 22 February 2026 | 302 | AQI bulletin p.2–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Odisha — Byasanagar, S.No 52 (p.3), Very Poor |
| Puducherry | 22 February 2026 | 46 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 180 (p.9), Good |
| Punjab | 22 February 2026 | 163 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 139 (p.7), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 22 February 2026 | 304 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Sri Ganganagar, S.No 212 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Sikkim | 22 February 2026 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Sikkim — Gangtok, S.No 83 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Tamil Nadu | 22 February 2026 | 161 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 88 (p.5), Moderate |
| Telangana | 22 February 2026 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 99 (p.5), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 22 February 2026 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Ghaziabad, S.No 85 (p.5), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 22 February 2026 | 211 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 69 (p.4), Poor |
| West Bengal | 22 February 2026 | 197 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 128 (p.7), Moderate |