Indore has slipped from the top spot to second in the 2026 Clean Air Survey, with the local administration attributing the one-point difference to its performance on PM10 levels. Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital scored 197 out of 200 among cities with populations above one million, while Lucknow took first place with 198 points.
Jabalpur ranked third with 195 points, while Bhopal and Agra shared fourth place with 192 points each.
