World Bank Financing of the Green Revolution in South Asia (1965–1985)

1. India’s mid-1960s food-import dependence intensifies

   Jan 1, 1965Labels: India, Food imports

   • IDA 60

2. India launches Operation Flood to expand dairy supply chains

   Jan 13, 1970Labels: Operation Flood, India

   • Operation Flood

3. IDA approves first reconstruction credit after Bhola cyclone

   Jan 12, 1971Labels: IDA, Bhola cyclone

   • WB Timeline

4. Bangladesh independence reshapes development financing priorities

   Dec 16, 1971Labels: Bangladesh, Independence

   • WB Bangladesh PR

5. Tarbela Dam project advances Indus Basin water storage

   Jan 1, 1976Labels: Tarbela Dam, Pakistan

   • Tarbela Dam

6. Bangladesh’s Muhuri irrigation works progress toward completion

   Jul 1, 1977Labels: Muhuri Project, Bangladesh

   • Muhuri Project

7. World Bank backs large irrigation and multipurpose dam expansion

   Jan 1, 1979Labels: World Bank, Narmada Sardar

   • Springer WBG

8. World Bank Board approves Sardar Sarovar loan and credit

   Mar 1, 1985Labels: Sardar Sarovar, World Bank

   • Springer WBG
   • WB Timeline

9. Independent review criticizes Sardar Sarovar’s safeguards

   Jun 18, 1992Labels: Morse Study, Sardar Sarovar

   • WB Timeline

10. World Bank cancels remaining Sardar Sarovar financing

    Jan 1, 1993Labels: World Bank, Sardar Sarovar

    • WB Timeline
    • Water History

11. Green Revolution financing legacy shifts toward governance and resilience

    Dec 31, 1993Labels: World Bank, Green Revolution

    • IDA 60
    • Water History

12. India and Bangladesh sign the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty

    Dec 12, 1996Labels: Ganges Treaty, India-Bangladesh

    • Ganges Treaty