CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the brand ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission in Uttar Pradesh. It was recently announced by Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Uttar Pradesh government on October 1 named actor Kangana Ranaut as the brand ambassador of its ambitious ‘one district-one product’ programme. The actor met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his official residence in Lucknow.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand, the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Monday ahead of Assembly Elections 2022. The actor met the CM earlier today after the state government approached him offering the role of brand ambassador, which Kumar accepted.

Detailed explanation-4: -From later dates the following public icons & celebrities were nominated as National Brand Ambassadors by Prime Minister Modi to join and support the Swachh Bharat Mission: Shilpa Shetty (Actress), from February 2017. Raveena Tandon (Actress), from February 2017.