Indian Cities Dominate the World’s Most Polluted Cities List!

Air pollution in India has reached alarming levels, with all the top 25 cities in the latest real-time global pollution rankings belonging to the country. According to the data recorded on November 4, Bikaner in Rajasthan topped the list with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 732. Sonipat in Haryana followed with 668, while Rohtak recorded 654. All 25 cities were classified under the hazardous category, indicating that the pollution crisis extends well beyond the Delhi-NCR region.

Ghaziabad recorded an AQI of 560, followed by Greater Noida at 553, Hisar at 552 and Moradabad at 551. New Delhi registered 546, while Noida recorded 519. Cities such as Bhiwani, Bulandshahr, Bathinda, Meerut and Aligarh also featured in the rankings. Under the US AQI system, readings above 300 are considered hazardous. Several Indian cities crossing the 500 mark highlights the severity of the situation. However, these are real-time readings and the rankings may change throughout the day.