Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 22 April 2016

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•    The theme of International Mother Earth Day observed on 22 April 2016 is – Trees for the Earth

•    For the first time, an African-American lady, will replace Andrew Jackson as the portrait gracing the US $20 bill – Harriet Tubman

•    The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 April 2016 conferred the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration to civil servants on the occasion of - 10th Civil Services Day

•    The service launched by Commerce and Industry Ministry to address issues and grievances of startups, exporters and importers, and other stakeholders is - Twitter Seva

•    The famous comedian featured in the famous sitcom Dinnerladies, who passed away on 20 April 2016 is - Victoria Wood

•    The Indian environmentalist and political activist included in the TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World is - Sunita Narain

•    Name the person appointed as Lokayukta of Goa on 20 April 2016- Justice PK Mishra

•    Name the music legend who died on 21 April 2016 and was known for his album Purple Rain- Prince Rogers Nelson

•    Name the person elected as the President of Chad on 21 April 2016- Idriss Deby

•    ISRO Scientists at Thiruvananthapuram indigenously manufactured the world's lightest synthetic material called -Silica Aerogel

•    Pakistan and China signed an agreement on 20 April 2016 for the launch of a special satellite to monitor the development of - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects

•    The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended the accreditation of the National Anti-Doping Laboratory on 21 April 2016 in- Beijing

•    India's national carrier that featured in an official commemorative album launched to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday celebrations - Air India

•    India needs to grow at this percentage to become ten trillion dollar economy and eliminate poverty by 2032 – 10 percent

•    This Bollywood actress  bagged the best actress in an international narrative feature honour at 2016 Tribeca Film Festival for her performance in anthology film "Madly" - Radhika Apte