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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 January 2026 | 138 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 245 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 114 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, 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.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 159 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 16 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.9), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 16 January 2026 | 121 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 16 January 2026 (245 cities) (published 16 Jan 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 987d7155e00c977f15c113339f00c5910a25d51ee122364ec78ff0103d6f57e8. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/301
| 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.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 16 January 2026 | 186 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 16 January 2026 | 83 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10) |
| Delhi | 16 January 2026 | 354 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 16 January 2026 | 117 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Surat (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 16 January 2026 | 204 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 23 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), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 316 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 16 January 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Jharkhand | 16 January 2026 | 119 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 16 January 2026 | 71 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 17 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.5), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Shivamogga (p.11), Tumakuru (p.12), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 16 January 2026 | 68 | 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 | 16 January 2026 | 158 | 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.10), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 16 January 2026 | 108 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, 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.2), 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.8), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9) … and 7 more |
| Mizoram | 16 January 2026 | 56 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 16 January 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 16 January 2026 | 161 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 14 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul (p.1), 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.12), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 16 January 2026 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 16 January 2026 | 124 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, 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.11) |
| Rajasthan | 16 January 2026 | 159 | 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.3), Bhilwara (p.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (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 | 16 January 2026 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: mean of 11 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Cuddalore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Karur (p.7), Madurai (p.8), Ooty (p.9), Perundurai (p.10), Pudukottai (p.10), Ramanathapuram (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 16 January 2026 | 82 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 16 January 2026 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 201 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, 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.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 16 January 2026 | 182 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Kashipur (p.7), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 16 January 2026 | 144 | 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.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 January 2026 | 245 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 245 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: 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.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 16 January 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat (p.3), Guwahati (p.5), Nagaon (p.9), Nalbari (p.9), Silchar (p.11), Sivasagar (p.11) |
| Bihar | 16 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.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Rajgir (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.11) |
| Chandigarh | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 16 January 2026 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.7), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10) |
| Delhi | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 16 January 2026 | 5 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Surat (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.12) |
| Haryana | 16 January 2026 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 23 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), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.7), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchkula (p.9), Panipat (p.9), Rohtak (p.10), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.11), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.12: count of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar (p.12) |
| Jharkhand | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 16 January 2026 | 17 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 17 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.5), Hubballi (p.6), Kalaburagi (p.6), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Shivamogga (p.11), Tumakuru (p.12), Vijayapura (p.12), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 16 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 | 16 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.10), Ratlam (p.10), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11), Ujjain (p.12) |
| Maharashtra | 16 January 2026 | 31 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ahmednagar (p.1), Akola (p.1), Amravati (p.1), Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (p.1), Badlapur (p.2), Belapur (p.2), Bhiwandi (p.3), Boisar (p.3), Chandrapur (p.4), Dhule (p.5), Jalgaon (p.6), Jalna (p.6), Kalyan (p.6), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.8), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.8), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.9), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.10), Pune (p.10) … and 5 more |
| Mizoram | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 16 January 2026 | 14 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 14 city rows placed in Odisha — Angul (p.1), 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.12), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 16 January 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: 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.11) |
| Rajasthan | 16 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.3), Bhilwara (p.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (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 | 16 January 2026 | 11 | AQI bulletin p.4–12: count of 11 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.4), Coimbatore (p.4), Cuddalore (p.4), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Karur (p.7), Madurai (p.8), Ooty (p.9), Perundurai (p.10), Pudukottai (p.10), Ramanathapuram (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 16 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 19 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: 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.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.8), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 16 January 2026 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.4–10: count of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Kashipur (p.7), Rishikesh (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 16 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.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 January 2026 | 15% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 37 of all 245 city rows at 201 or more — Baddi 316 (p.1), Baghpat 238 (p.2), Ballabgarh 342 (p.2), Bhiwadi 298 (p.3), Bhopal 212 (p.3), Bhubaneswar 236 (p.3), Bulandshahr 280 (p.3), Bundi 202 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 269 (p.4), Churu 217 (p.4), Cuttack 286 (p.4), Dehradun 252 (p.4), Delhi 354 (p.4), Dharuhera 330 (p.4), Faridabad 245 (p.5), Ghaziabad 376 (p.5), Greater Noida 358 (p.5), Gummidipoondi 225 (p.5), Gurugram 347 (p.5), Hisar 208 (p.5) … and 17 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 170) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 159) |
| Assam | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 177) |
| Bihar | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 24 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more (highest 186) |
| Chandigarh | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 186) |
| Chhattisgarh | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 128) |
| Delhi | 16 January 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 354 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: none of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 131) |
| Haryana | 16 January 2026 | 52% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 12 of 23 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 342 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 269 (p.4), Dharuhera 330 (p.4), Faridabad 245 (p.5), Gurugram 347 (p.5), Hisar 208 (p.5), Karnal 213 (p.7), Manesar 251 (p.8), Narnaul 259 (p.9), Panchkula 227 (p.9), Panipat 243 (p.9), Yamuna Nagar 223 (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more — Baddi 316 (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 78) |
| Jharkhand | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 119) |
| Karnataka | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: none of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 131) |
| Kerala | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6–12, Index Value column: none of 4 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 84) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 23% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: 3 of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Bhopal 212 (p.3), Mandideep 267 (p.8), Singrauli 232 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 151) |
| Mizoram | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 56) |
| Nagaland | 16 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 | 16 January 2026 | 21% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 3 of 14 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Bhubaneswar 236 (p.3), Cuttack 286 (p.4), Talcher 254 (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 86) |
| Punjab | 16 January 2026 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Mandi Gobindgarh 241 (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 16 January 2026 | 15% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 5 of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 298 (p.3), Bundi 202 (p.3), Churu 217 (p.4), Sawai Madhopur 202 (p.11), Tonk 220 (p.12) |
| Tamil Nadu | 16 January 2026 | 9% | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: 1 of 11 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more — Gummidipoondi 225 (p.5) |
| Telangana | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 82) |
| Tripura | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 61) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 47% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 9 of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 238 (p.2), Bulandshahr 280 (p.3), Ghaziabad 376 (p.5), Greater Noida 358 (p.5), Khurja 260 (p.7), Lucknow 214 (p.8), Meerut 293 (p.8), Muzaffarnagar 256 (p.8), Noida 363 (p.9) |
| Uttarakhand | 16 January 2026 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: 1 of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more — Dehradun 252 (p.4) |
| West Bengal | 16 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more (highest 181) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 January 2026 | 376 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 245 city rows — Ghaziabad, S.No 90 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 170 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 242 (p.13), Moderate |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 159 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 166 (p.9), Moderate |
| Assam | 16 January 2026 | 177 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 95 (p.5), Moderate |
| Bihar | 16 January 2026 | 186 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Bihar — Hajipur, S.No 97 (p.5), Moderate |
| Chandigarh | 16 January 2026 | 186 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 60 (p.3), Moderate |
| Chhattisgarh | 16 January 2026 | 128 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Kunjemura, S.No 139 (p.7), Moderate |
| Delhi | 16 January 2026 | 354 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 77 (p.4), Very Poor |
| Gujarat | 16 January 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 5 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad, S.No 3 (p.1), Moderate |
| Haryana | 16 January 2026 | 347 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Gurugram, S.No 94 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 316 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 20 (p.1), Very Poor |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 16 January 2026 | 78 | AQI bulletin p.12, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar, S.No 221 (p.12), Satisfactory |
| Jharkhand | 16 January 2026 | 119 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 79 (p.4), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 16 January 2026 | 131 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 17 city rows placed in Karnataka — Tumakuru, S.No 232 (p.12), Moderate |
| Kerala | 16 January 2026 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.6–12, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Kerala — Kollam, S.No 135 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 267 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Mandideep, S.No 149 (p.8), Poor |
| Maharashtra | 16 January 2026 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Ulhasnagar, S.No 235 (p.12), Moderate |
| Mizoram | 16 January 2026 | 56 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 5 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Nagaland | 16 January 2026 | 76 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 132 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 16 January 2026 | 286 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Odisha — Cuttack, S.No 73 (p.4), Poor |
| Puducherry | 16 January 2026 | 86 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 187 (p.10), Satisfactory |
| Punjab | 16 January 2026 | 241 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 148 (p.8), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 16 January 2026 | 298 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 33 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 44 (p.3), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 16 January 2026 | 225 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 93 (p.5), Poor |
| Telangana | 16 January 2026 | 82 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 103 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 16 January 2026 | 61 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16 January 2026 | 376 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 19 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Ghaziabad, S.No 90 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 16 January 2026 | 252 | AQI bulletin p.4–10, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 76 (p.4), Poor |
| West Bengal | 16 January 2026 | 181 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Howrah, S.No 101 (p.6), Moderate |