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The world is becoming cleaner even as India, almost as a whole, is getting a lot filthier, a new report by Greenpeace India shows. China, which was roundly criticised across the globe for being its infamous haze and air pollution, has been steadily getting cleaner, with air pollution levels having dipped by about 17 per cent between 2010 and 2015. The same goes for the largest greenhouse gas emitter, the US which has seen a dip by 15 per cent as well as the European Union, which has seen a 20 per cent decrease in air pollution between 2005 and 2013. Indian air, on the other hand, is getting greyer. Air pollution levels have risen by as much as 13 per cent in five years between 2010 and 2015.