Founded in 1987, Seed saving movement started in Karnatak and Tehri Garhwal.

• Registered as trust in 1991. Community seed banks established in Henwal Ghati Tehri Garhwal (Beej Bacho Andolan) Talli (Karnataka / Tamilnadu) which later became the Green Foundation. Sirsi Karnataka (APICO-Parisar Sanrakshan Kendra).

• 1991- Satyagraha movement to resist the trips agreement of GAAT started

• 1992 – First Earth summit at Rio in Brazil

• 1993 – Rally of 500,000 farmers from India and abroad gathered in Bangalore against GAAT which became WTO.

• 1994 – Community Biodiversity registers movement for seed soverginity launched at Pattuwam, Kerala

• 1994 – Community seed bank in Garhwal

• 1994 – Neem Campaign Challenge to neem Patent (European Patent office)

• 1994 – Navdanya biodiversity Conservation center Ramgarh / Sheeshambara

• 1994 – Community Seed banks started in Orissa, PPBSA; West Bengal, Vrihi;

• 1995 – Diverse Women for Diversity launched

• 1998 – Challenge Basmati patent; new seed bank in Uttarakhand

• 1998 – Legal challenge to Monsanto’s illegal GMO Bt. Cotton.

• 1998 – Navdanya initiates Direct marketing for farmers and fair trade

• 1998 – Launch of ‘Sarson Satyagrah’ to fight against ban on sarson sale

• 1999 – Jaiv Panchayat movement started, 5th June (Declaration)

• 1999 – Study on super cyclone and distribution of salt tolerant varieties of paddy

• 2001 – Navdanya receives Slow Food Award

• 2001 – Navdanya becomes Slow Food partner

• 2001 – Bija Vidyapeeth launched

• 2002 – Most claims of Basmati patent struck down

• 2002 – Movement against river-linking project initiated at Orcha

• 2002 – Ganga Yatra from Gangotri to Ganga Sagar

• 2002 – Children’s Earth Summit in India and Johannesburg

• 2002 – Earth Summit at Johannesburg

• 2002 – Navdanya started Movement against Ganga Water privatization in Delhi by Suez

• 2003 – Citizens Campaign against GMOs launched

• 2003 – Navdanya supports anti coke movement in Plachimada Kerala

• 2004 – Wheat patent challenged

• 2005 – Distribution of salt tolerant seeds in the Tsunami affected area

• 2005 – Neem patent revoked

• 2005 –World Bank driven water privatization project in Delhi by Suez was closed down.

• 2005 – Plachimada Coke Plant shut down

• 2007 – Bija Yatra Sevagram Wardha Vidharba to Bangalore in Karnataka

• 2007 – Campaign against Bt. Brinjol started

• 2008 – Bija Yatra from Champaran to Rajghatan

• 2008 – Parallel report to UN Human Rights Commission on Bt. As violation of Human rights

• 2008 – Campaign and Study on Climate Change in Himalaya initiated

• 2009 – Himalayan Climate Yatra from Dehradun to Leh