{"id":61721,"date":"2025-03-09T19:52:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T14:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/ela-green-school-in-chennai-cuts-costs-promotes-sustainability-wins-award\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T19:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T14:22:41","slug":"ela-green-school-in-chennai-cuts-costs-promotes-sustainability-wins-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/ela-green-school-in-chennai-cuts-costs-promotes-sustainability-wins-award\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ela Green School in Chennai Cuts Costs, Promotes Sustainability, Wins Award&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ela Green School in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has taken a groundbreaking approach to education by incorporating sustainability into its curriculum and operations. By employing precast sustainable methods, the school managed to slash construction costs by a significant 1.95 crore, bringing the total expenses down to 17.60 crore. The institution stands out for its emphasis on environmental education, offering students valuable lessons through hands-on projects and sustainable practices. The campus boasts energy-efficient designs and water conservation measures, setting a positive example for the community. Recognizing their efforts, Chief Minister M K Stalin presented the prestigious Arignar Anna Award to the school in acknowledgment of their outstanding green initiatives. The Ela Green School&#8217;s innovative approach serves as a model for other educational institutions looking to integrate sustainability into their core values and operations, contributing to a more environmentally conscious future for India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ela Green School in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has taken a groundbreaking approach to education by incorporating sustainability into its curriculum and operations. By employing precast sustainable methods, the school managed to slash construction costs by a significant 1.95 crore, bringing the total expenses down to 17.60 crore. The institution stands out for its emphasis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":61722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118816616imgsize-72568-2.jpg",610,466,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118816616imgsize-72568-2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118816616imgsize-72568-2-300x229.jpg",300,229,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118816616imgsize-72568-2.jpg",610,466,false],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118816616imgsize-72568-2.jpg",610,466,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118816616imgsize-72568-2.jpg",610,466,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/msid-118816616imgsize-72568-2.jpg",610,466,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/category\/just-in\/\" rel=\"category tag\">JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61721"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}