Clean Air
Everything about air quality in India — AQI explained simply, PM2.5 and PM10, indoor air quality, air purifier guides and city-wise pollution information.
The AQI scale, at a glance
- Good
- Little risk; air is clean.
- Satisfactory
- Minor breathing discomfort for sensitive people.
- Moderate
- Discomfort for people with asthma or heart disease.
- Poor
- Breathing discomfort for most on prolonged exposure.
- Very Poor
- Respiratory illness on prolonged exposure.
- Severe
- Affects healthy people; serious risk for all.
India's National Air Quality Index (CPCB) reports the worst of eight monitored pollutants on a 0–500 scale.
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