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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 January 2026 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 242 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 121 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (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 | 17 January 2026 | 179 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 17 January 2026 | 122 | 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.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 17 January 2026 | 161 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 17 January 2026 (242 cities) (published 17 Jan 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 5a2f28c49b53602ff5a43bd40640517bcf179653bba6f817c558ffdd5c248d78. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/300
| AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 24 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), 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), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.10), Samastipur (p.10), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 17 January 2026 | 220 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 17 January 2026 | 83 | 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 | 17 January 2026 | 400 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 17 January 2026 | 162 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Surat (p.11), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 17 January 2026 | 214 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, 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.4), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (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), Panipat (p.9), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 314 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 17 January 2026 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 17 January 2026 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 17 January 2026 | 77 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Belgaum (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Davanagere (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 17 January 2026 | 105 | AQI bulletin p.6–12, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 153 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), 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.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 17 January 2026 | 124 | 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), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.4), Dhule (p.5), Jalgaon (p.6), Jalna (p.6), Kalyan (p.6), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.9), Pune (p.10), Sangli (p.11) … and 4 more |
| Meghalaya | 17 January 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 17 January 2026 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 17 January 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 17 January 2026 | 192 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, 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), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.10), Suakati (p.11), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 17 January 2026 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 17 January 2026 | 121 | 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.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 17 January 2026 | 157 | 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.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dholpur (p.4), Dungarpur (p.5), 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.9), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.10) … and 7 more |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 January 2026 | 107 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: mean of 10 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Cuddalore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Karur (p.7), Madurai (p.8), Perundurai (p.9), Pudukottai (p.10), Ramanathapuram (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 17 January 2026 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 200 | 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), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 17 January 2026 | 147 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 17 January 2026 | 168 | 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 | 17 January 2026 | 242 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 242 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (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 | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 17 January 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.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 17 January 2026 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 24 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), 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), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.10), Samastipur (p.10), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 17 January 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 | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 17 January 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Surat (p.11), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 17 January 2026 | 24 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.3), Charkhi Dadri (p.4), Dharuhera (p.4), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Hisar (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), Panipat (p.9), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.11) |
| Jharkhand | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 17 January 2026 | 16 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.2), Belgaum (p.2), Bengaluru (p.2), Chamarajanagar (p.3), Chikkaballapur (p.4), Chikkamagaluru (p.4), Davanagere (p.4), Dharwad (p.4), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.8), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 17 January 2026 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.6–12: count of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kannur (p.6), Kollam (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12), Thrissur (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), 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.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 17 January 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), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.4), Dhule (p.5), Jalgaon (p.6), Jalna (p.6), Kalyan (p.6), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.7), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.9), Pune (p.10), Sangli (p.11), Solapur (p.11) … and 3 more |
| Meghalaya | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.11: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.11) |
| Mizoram | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 17 January 2026 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: 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), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.10), Suakati (p.11), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 17 January 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.8), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.8), Patiala (p.9), Rupnagar (p.10) |
| Rajasthan | 17 January 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.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dholpur (p.4), Dungarpur (p.5), 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.9), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.10), Rajsamand (p.10) … and 6 more |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 January 2026 | 10 | AQI bulletin p.4–12: count of 10 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Cuddalore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Karur (p.7), Madurai (p.8), Perundurai (p.9), Pudukottai (p.10), Ramanathapuram (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 17 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 January 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), Bulandshahr (p.3), Firozabad (p.5), Ghaziabad (p.5), Gorakhpur (p.5), Greater Noida (p.5), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.7), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.12) |
| Uttarakhand | 17 January 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 17 January 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 | 17 January 2026 | 19% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 46 of all 242 city rows at 201 or more — Angul 309 (p.1), Baddi 314 (p.1), Baghpat 282 (p.2), Balasore 224 (p.2), Ballabgarh 326 (p.2), Bhiwadi 354 (p.3), Bhubaneswar 237 (p.3), Bihar Sharif 227 (p.3), Bileipada 271 (p.3), Bundi 208 (p.3), Byasanagar 235 (p.3), Chandigarh 220 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 313 (p.4), Chittorgarh 206 (p.4), Cuttack 267 (p.4), Delhi 400 (p.4), Dharuhera 364 (p.4), Faridabad 253 (p.5), Ghaziabad 394 (p.5) … and 27 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more — Visakhapatnam 208 (p.12) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 179) |
| Assam | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 169) |
| Bihar | 17 January 2026 | 25% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 6 of 24 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Bihar Sharif 227 (p.3), Hajipur 261 (p.5), Patna 236 (p.9), Saharsa 234 (p.10), Samastipur 217 (p.10), Siwan 265 (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 17 January 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more — Chandigarh 220 (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 146) |
| Delhi | 17 January 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 400 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 17 January 2026 | 17% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 1 of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Vatva 217 (p.12) |
| Haryana | 17 January 2026 | 42% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 10 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 326 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 313 (p.4), Dharuhera 364 (p.4), Faridabad 253 (p.5), Gurugram 360 (p.5), Karnal 224 (p.7), Manesar 319 (p.8), Narnaul 279 (p.9), Panipat 311 (p.9), Yamuna Nagar 258 (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more — Baddi 314 (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 94) |
| Jharkhand | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 174) |
| Karnataka | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: none of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 124) |
| Kerala | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6–12, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 192) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 15% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 2 of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Mandideep 322 (p.8), Singrauli 249 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 179) |
| Meghalaya | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 13) |
| Mizoram | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 57) |
| Nagaland | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 76) |
| Odisha | 17 January 2026 | 47% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 7 of 15 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Angul 309 (p.1), Balasore 224 (p.2), Bhubaneswar 237 (p.3), Bileipada 271 (p.3), Byasanagar 235 (p.3), Cuttack 267 (p.4), Talcher 233 (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 94) |
| Punjab | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 179) |
| Rajasthan | 17 January 2026 | 15% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 5 of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 354 (p.3), Bundi 208 (p.3), Chittorgarh 206 (p.4), Kota 218 (p.7), Sawai Madhopur 204 (p.11) |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 January 2026 | 10% | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: 1 of 10 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more — Gummidipoondi 223 (p.5) |
| Telangana | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 86) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 42% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 8 of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 282 (p.2), Ghaziabad 394 (p.5), Greater Noida 332 (p.5), Kanpur 205 (p.7), Lucknow 261 (p.7), Meerut 209 (p.8), Muzaffarnagar 284 (p.8), Noida 388 (p.9) |
| Uttarakhand | 17 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 198) |
| West Bengal | 17 January 2026 | 29% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 2 of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Howrah 218 (p.5), Kolkata 220 (p.7) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 January 2026 | 400 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 242 city rows — Delhi, S.No 75 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 208 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 239 (p.12), Poor |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 179 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 163 (p.9), Moderate |
| Assam | 17 January 2026 | 169 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 94 (p.5), Moderate |
| Bihar | 17 January 2026 | 265 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Bihar — Siwan, S.No 214 (p.11), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 17 January 2026 | 220 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 60 (p.3), Poor |
| Chhattisgarh | 17 January 2026 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Kunjemura, S.No 137 (p.7), Moderate |
| Delhi | 17 January 2026 | 400 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 75 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Gujarat | 17 January 2026 | 217 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 235 (p.12), Poor |
| Haryana | 17 January 2026 | 364 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Dharuhera, S.No 78 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 314 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 19 (p.1), Very Poor |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 17 January 2026 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 218 (p.11), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 17 January 2026 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 77 (p.4), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 17 January 2026 | 124 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 16 city rows placed in Karnataka — Chikkaballapur, S.No 65 (p.4), Moderate |
| Kerala | 17 January 2026 | 192 | AQI bulletin p.6–12, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kollam, S.No 134 (p.7), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 322 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Mandideep, S.No 147 (p.8), Very Poor |
| Maharashtra | 17 January 2026 | 179 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 29 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Boisar, S.No 52 (p.3), Moderate |
| Meghalaya | 17 January 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.11, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 205 (p.11), Good |
| Mizoram | 17 January 2026 | 57 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 4 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Nagaland | 17 January 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 131 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 17 January 2026 | 309 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul, S.No 12 (p.1), Very Poor |
| Puducherry | 17 January 2026 | 94 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 183 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 17 January 2026 | 179 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Jalandhar, S.No 107 (p.6), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 17 January 2026 | 354 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 43 (p.3), Very Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 17 January 2026 | 223 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 10 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 92 (p.5), Poor |
| Telangana | 17 January 2026 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 102 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 January 2026 | 394 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Ghaziabad, S.No 89 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 17 January 2026 | 198 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 74 (p.4), Moderate |
| West Bengal | 17 January 2026 | 220 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 133 (p.7), Poor |