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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 January 2026 | 139 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of all 248 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 148 | 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.7), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.13), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 7 January 2026 | 100 | 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 | 7 January 2026 | 144 |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 7 January 2026 (248 cities) (published 7 Jan 2026). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 8b1aba7d187bc5fbf7f9eedacca1f78fea381004807a7c4341cdfc72f2c6061b. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/308
| AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (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.6), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.9), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.12) |
| Chandigarh | 7 January 2026 | 160 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 7 January 2026 | 80 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.8), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 7 January 2026 | 289 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 7 January 2026 | 147 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Surat (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 7 January 2026 | 180 | 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.5), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.7), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.10), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.12), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 7 January 2026 | 39 | AQI bulletin p.9–12, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.12) |
| Jharkhand | 7 January 2026 | 181 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 7 January 2026 | 85 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: mean of 18 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.7), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Tumakuru (p.12), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 7 January 2026 | 96 | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: mean of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Kannur (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 143 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Katni (p.7), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 7 January 2026 | 126 | 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.7), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.8), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.9), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.10) … and 7 more |
| Mizoram | 7 January 2026 | 79 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 7 January 2026 | 75 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 7 January 2026 | 163 | 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), Bileipada (p.3), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Keonjhar (p.7), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.11), Suakati (p.12), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 7 January 2026 | 119 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 7 January 2026 | 96 | 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.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 7 January 2026 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: mean of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Banswara (p.2), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.3), Bhilwara (p.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (p.4), Dholpur (p.5), Dungarpur (p.5), Hanumangarh (p.6), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.7), Kota (p.8), Nagaur (p.9), Pali (p.9) … and 8 more |
| Tamil Nadu | 7 January 2026 | 111 | 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), Dindigul (p.5), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Karur (p.7), Madurai (p.8), Ooty (p.9), Perundurai (p.10), Pudukottai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 7 January 2026 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 7 January 2026 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 169 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, 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.6), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 7 January 2026 | 130 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 7 January 2026 | 221 | 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.6), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 January 2026 | 248 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of all 248 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 7 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.7), Rajamahendravaram (p.10), Tirumala (p.12), Tirupati (p.12), Vijayawada (p.13), Visakhapatnam (p.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun (p.9) |
| Assam | 7 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 | 7 January 2026 | 22 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Araria (p.1), Arrah (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.6), Katihar (p.7), Kishanganj (p.7), Manguraha (p.8), Motihari (p.8), Munger (p.9), Muzaffarpur (p.9), Patna (p.10), Purnia (p.10), Saharsa (p.11), Samastipur (p.11), Sasaram (p.11), Siwan (p.12) |
| Chandigarh | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.3) |
| Chhattisgarh | 7 January 2026 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.3–12: count of 8 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Bhilai (p.3), Bilaspur (p.3), Chhal (p.4), Korba (p.7), Kunjemura (p.8), Milupara (p.8), Raipur (p.10), Tumidih (p.12) |
| Delhi | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 7 January 2026 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.5), Surat (p.12), Vapi (p.12), Vatva (p.13) |
| Haryana | 7 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.5), Faridabad (p.5), Fatehabad (p.5), Gurugram (p.5), Jind (p.6), Kaithal (p.7), Karnal (p.7), Kurukshetra (p.8), Mandikhera (p.8), Manesar (p.8), Narnaul (p.9), Palwal (p.9), Panchgaon (p.10), Panchkula (p.10), Panipat (p.10), Rohtak (p.11), Sirsa (p.11), Sonipat (p.12), Yamuna Nagar (p.13) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi (p.1) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 7 January 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.9–12: count of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore (p.9), Srinagar (p.12) |
| Jharkhand | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad (p.4) |
| Karnataka | 7 January 2026 | 18 | AQI bulletin p.2–13: count of 18 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.7), Koppal (p.7), Madikeri (p.8), Mysuru (p.9), Ramanagara (p.10), Shivamogga (p.11), Tumakuru (p.12), Vijayapura (p.13), Yadgir (p.13) |
| Kerala | 7 January 2026 | 3 | AQI bulletin p.5–12: count of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.5), Kannur (p.7), Thiruvananthapuram (p.12) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.3–11: count of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.3), Damoh (p.4), Dewas (p.4), Gwalior (p.5), Indore (p.6), Jabalpur (p.6), Katni (p.7), Mandideep (p.8), Pithampur (p.10), Ratlam (p.11), Sagar (p.11), Satna (p.11), Singrauli (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 7 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.7), Kolhapur (p.7), Latur (p.8), Mahad (p.8), Malegaon (p.8), Mira-Bhayandar (p.8), Mumbai (p.9), Nagpur (p.9), Nanded (p.9), Nashik (p.9), Navi Mumbai (p.9), Parbhani (p.10), Pimpri-Chinchwad (p.10) … and 6 more |
| Mizoram | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.7: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.7) |
| Odisha | 7 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), Bileipada (p.3), Byasanagar (p.3), Cuttack (p.4), Keonjhar (p.7), Nayagarh (p.9), Rairangpur (p.10), Rourkela (p.11), Suakati (p.12), Talcher (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.10: count of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry (p.10) |
| Punjab | 7 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.10), Rupnagar (p.11) |
| Rajasthan | 7 January 2026 | 34 | AQI bulletin p.1–12: count of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Banswara (p.2), Baran (p.2), Barmer (p.2), Bharatpur (p.3), Bhilwara (p.3), Bhiwadi (p.3), Bikaner (p.3), Bundi (p.3), Chittorgarh (p.4), Churu (p.4), Dausa (p.4), Dholpur (p.5), Dungarpur (p.5), Hanumangarh (p.6), Jaipur (p.6), Jaisalmer (p.6), Jalore (p.6), Jhalawar (p.6), Jhunjhunu (p.6), Jodhpur (p.6), Karauli (p.7), Kota (p.8), Nagaur (p.9), Pali (p.9), Pratapgarh (p.10), Rajsamand (p.10) … and 6 more |
| Tamil Nadu | 7 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), Dindigul (p.5), Gummidipoondi (p.5), Karur (p.7), Madurai (p.8), Ooty (p.9), Perundurai (p.10), Pudukottai (p.10), Thoothukudi (p.12) |
| Telangana | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.6) |
| Tripura | 7 January 2026 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala (p.1) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 20 | AQI bulletin p.1–13: 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.6), Jhansi (p.6), Kanpur (p.7), Khurja (p.7), Lucknow (p.8), Meerut (p.8), Moradabad (p.8), Muzaffarnagar (p.9), Noida (p.9), Prayagraj (p.10), Varanasi (p.12), Vrindavan (p.13) |
| Uttarakhand | 7 January 2026 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.4–11: count of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun (p.4), Rishikesh (p.11) |
| West Bengal | 7 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.6), Howrah (p.6), Kolkata (p.7), Siliguri (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 January 2026 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 33 of all 248 city rows at 201 or more — Arrah 205 (p.1), Asansol 204 (p.1), Baghpat 276 (p.2), Balasore 221 (p.2), Ballabgarh 203 (p.2), Barrackpore 221 (p.2), Begusarai 222 (p.2), Bhiwadi 226 (p.3), Bhiwani 232 (p.3), Bhubaneswar 242 (p.3), Bulandshahr 214 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 286 (p.4), Delhi 289 (p.4), Dharuhera 328 (p.5), Faridabad 217 (p.5), Ghaziabad 276 (p.5), Greater Noida 298 (p.5), Gummidipoondi 251 (p.5), Gurugram 294 (p.5) … and 14 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 22% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 2 of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more — Rajamahendravaram 245 (p.10), Visakhapatnam 210 (p.13) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 145) |
| Assam | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Assam at 201 or more (highest 151) |
| Bihar | 7 January 2026 | 9% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 2 of 22 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Arrah 205 (p.1), Begusarai 222 (p.2) |
| Chandigarh | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 160) |
| Chhattisgarh | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh at 201 or more (highest 92) |
| Delhi | 7 January 2026 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 289 (p.4) |
| Gujarat | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more (highest 177) |
| Haryana | 7 January 2026 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 8 of 24 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Ballabgarh 203 (p.2), Bhiwani 232 (p.3), Charkhi Dadri 286 (p.4), Dharuhera 328 (p.5), Faridabad 217 (p.5), Gurugram 294 (p.5), Manesar 211 (p.8), Narnaul 266 (p.9) |
| Himachal Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh at 201 or more (highest 146) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9–12, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir at 201 or more (highest 40) |
| Jharkhand | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand at 201 or more (highest 181) |
| Karnataka | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: none of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 170) |
| Kerala | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: none of 3 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 142) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 15% | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: 2 of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Gwalior 246 (p.5), Singrauli 345 (p.11) |
| Maharashtra | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: none of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more (highest 189) |
| Mizoram | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 79) |
| Nagaland | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 75) |
| Odisha | 7 January 2026 | 21% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 3 of 14 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Balasore 221 (p.2), Bhubaneswar 242 (p.3), Talcher 286 (p.12) |
| Puducherry | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Puducherry at 201 or more (highest 119) |
| Punjab | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 8 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more (highest 136) |
| Rajasthan | 7 January 2026 | 6% | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: 2 of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 226 (p.3), Jaipur 257 (p.6) |
| Tamil Nadu | 7 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 251 (p.5) |
| Telangana | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 88) |
| Tripura | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Tripura at 201 or more (highest 50) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 35% | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: 7 of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Baghpat 276 (p.2), Bulandshahr 214 (p.3), Ghaziabad 276 (p.5), Greater Noida 298 (p.5), Meerut 288 (p.8), Muzaffarnagar 232 (p.9), Noida 288 (p.9) |
| Uttarakhand | 7 January 2026 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand at 201 or more (highest 174) |
| West Bengal | 7 January 2026 | 71% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 5 of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Asansol 204 (p.1), Barrackpore 221 (p.2), Howrah 263 (p.6), Kolkata 264 (p.7), Siliguri 246 (p.11) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 January 2026 | 345 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of all 248 city rows — Singrauli, S.No 217 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 245 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Rajamahendravaram, S.No 198 (p.10), Poor |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 145 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Arunachal Pradesh — Naharlagun, S.No 169 (p.9), Moderate |
| Assam | 7 January 2026 | 151 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Assam — Byrnihat, S.No 58 (p.3), Moderate |
| Bihar | 7 January 2026 | 222 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 22 city rows placed in Bihar — Begusarai, S.No 35 (p.2), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 7 January 2026 | 160 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 60 (p.3), Moderate |
| Chhattisgarh | 7 January 2026 | 92 | AQI bulletin p.3–12, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Chhattisgarh — Tumidih, S.No 236 (p.12), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 7 January 2026 | 289 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 78 (p.4), Poor |
| Gujarat | 7 January 2026 | 177 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vatva, S.No 241 (p.13), Moderate |
| Haryana | 7 January 2026 | 328 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 24 city rows placed in Haryana — Dharuhera, S.No 81 (p.5), Very Poor |
| Himachal Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 146 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Himachal Pradesh — Baddi, S.No 20 (p.1), Moderate |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 7 January 2026 | 40 | AQI bulletin p.9–12, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Jammu and Kashmir — Pampore, S.No 180 (p.9), Good |
| Jharkhand | 7 January 2026 | 181 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Jharkhand — Dhanbad, S.No 80 (p.4), Moderate |
| Karnataka | 7 January 2026 | 170 | AQI bulletin p.2–13, Index Value column: highest of 18 city rows placed in Karnataka — Chikkaballapur, S.No 66 (p.4), Moderate |
| Kerala | 7 January 2026 | 142 | AQI bulletin p.5–12, Index Value column: highest of 3 city rows placed in Kerala — Thiruvananthapuram, S.No 230 (p.12), Moderate |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 345 | AQI bulletin p.3–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 217 (p.11), Very Poor |
| Maharashtra | 7 January 2026 | 189 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 31 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Belapur, S.No 36 (p.2), Moderate, Pune, S.No 194 (p.10), Moderate |
| Mizoram | 7 January 2026 | 79 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 5 (p.1), Satisfactory |
| Nagaland | 7 January 2026 | 75 | AQI bulletin p.7, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 136 (p.7), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 7 January 2026 | 286 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 14 city rows placed in Odisha — Talcher, S.No 228 (p.12), Poor |
| Puducherry | 7 January 2026 | 119 | AQI bulletin p.10, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Puducherry — Puducherry, S.No 192 (p.10), Moderate |
| Punjab | 7 January 2026 | 136 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Punjab — Mandi Gobindgarh, S.No 151 (p.8), Moderate |
| Rajasthan | 7 January 2026 | 257 | AQI bulletin p.1–12, Index Value column: highest of 34 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Jaipur, S.No 110 (p.6), Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 7 January 2026 | 251 | AQI bulletin p.4–12, Index Value column: highest of 11 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Gummidipoondi, S.No 97 (p.5), Poor |
| Telangana | 7 January 2026 | 88 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 107 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Tripura | 7 January 2026 | 50 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Tripura — Agartala, S.No 1 (p.1), Good |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7 January 2026 | 298 | AQI bulletin p.1–13, Index Value column: highest of 20 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Greater Noida, S.No 96 (p.5), Poor |
| Uttarakhand | 7 January 2026 | 174 | AQI bulletin p.4–11, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Uttarakhand — Dehradun, S.No 77 (p.4), Moderate |
| West Bengal | 7 January 2026 | 264 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in West Bengal — Kolkata, S.No 138 (p.7), Poor |