/* ----------------------------------------------
            PROJECT DEVELOPMENT CELL (About Page)
            All inline styles converted to internal CSS
        ----------------------------------------------- */

        /* ----- project director section & director card ----- */
        .project-director-section {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .project-director-section .container {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 3;
        }

        /* section titles — lively & dimensional */
        .section-main-title {
            font-weight: 800;
            font-size: 40px;
            background: black;
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
            text-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(98, 114, 164, 0.1);
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
            position: relative;
            display: inline-block;
        }

        .section-main-title:after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: -10px;
            left: 50%;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
            width: 90px;
            height: 6px;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d1143e, #17345a, #d11463);
            border-radius: 20px;
        }

        .section-subtitle {
            color: #5f6c80;
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            font-weight: 350;
            max-width: 600px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
            background: rgba(255, 255, 245, 0.7);
            backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
            padding: 0.5rem 1.2rem;
            border-radius: 60px;
            display: inline-block;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
        }

        .director-card {
            background: white;
            backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
            border-radius: 40px 20px 40px 20px;
            box-shadow: 0 30px 50px -20px rgba(0, 20, 30, 0.2), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 215, 150, 0.4);
            transition: all 0.25s ease;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 242, 213, 0.6);
        }

        .director-card:hover {
            box-shadow: 0 40px 60px -15px rgba(255, 145, 77, 0.2), 0 0 0 2px rgba(255, 200, 150, 0.5);
        }

        .director-img {
            box-shadow: 0 20px 30px #17345a75, 0 8px 0 0 #17345a75, 0 12px 25px #17345a75;
            transition: 0.3s ease;
            border: 4px solid #fff9f2;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 5;
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 330px;
        }

        .director-img:hover {
            border-radius: 60% 40% 40% 60% / 60% 40% 60% 40%;
            transform: scale(1.02) rotate(-2deg);
        }

        .director-name {
            font-weight: 800;
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            /* -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; */
            margin-bottom: 0.1rem;
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
            color: black; /* fallback for gradient if needed */
        }

        .director-designation {
            color: black;
            font-weight: 600;
            background: #17345a38;
            display: inline-block;
            padding: 0.45rem 1.8rem;
            border-radius: 60px;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            border: 1px solid var(--thm-bg);
            box-shadow: 0 3px 0 #17345aa3;
            margin-top: 4px;
            margin-bottom: 18px;
        }

        .director-description {
            color: #2e4057;
            line-height: 1.75;
            font-size: 1.06rem;
            background: white;
            padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem;
            border-radius: 24px 8px 24px 8px;
            border-left: 6px solid var(--thm-bg);
            box-shadow: inset 0 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
        }

        .contact-box {
            border-radius: 28px 12px 28px 12px;
            padding: 1.6rem 1.6rem !important;
        }

        .contact-box h6 {
            font-weight: 700;
            color: black;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            border-bottom: 3px dashed #0a1729a1;
            padding-bottom: 8px;
            display: inline-block;
        }

        .contact-box .row p {
            background: white;
            padding: 10px 14px;
            border-radius: 50px;
            font-weight: 550;
            color: #2c3e4f;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 0 #17345a, 0 5px 15px rgb(23 52 90 / 23%);
            border: 1px solid #17345a;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
            transition: 0.15s;
        }

        .contact-box .row p i {
            color: #17345a;
            margin-right: 12px;
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            width: 1.7rem;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .contact-box .row p:hover {
            background: #fffaf2;
            border-color: #ffac6b;
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }

        .expertise-tags span {
            display: inline-block;
            background: linear-gradient(145deg, #ffffff, #d1143e47);
            padding: 9px 22px;
            border-radius: 60px;
            margin: 6px 12px 6px 0;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #1c3b4f;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 0 #d1143e57, 0 7px 15px rgba(130, 100, 200, 0.1);
            border: 1px solid white;
            transition: 0.1s;
        }

        .expertise-tags span i {
            margin-right: 8px;
            color: #9f6df0;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
        }

        .expertise-tags span:hover {
            background: #d1143e;
            color: white;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 0 #87001e;
        }

        .expertise-tags span:hover i {
            color: #ffe18a;
        }

        .achievement-box {
            background: linear-gradient(125deg, #fff1e0, #ffe7d4);
            padding: 1.1rem 0.6rem;
            border-radius: 18px 6px 18px 6px;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            color: #542e1a;
            border: 1px solid #ffc89c;
            box-shadow: 0 7px 0 #eebb90, 0 12px 22px #ffe1ca;
            text-align: center;
            transition: 0.15s;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .achievement-box i {
            color: #d9602b;
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            margin-right: 12px;
        }

        .achievement-box:hover {
            transform: scale(0.98);
            background: #fef1d6;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 0 #e0a677, 0 14px 20px #fcd5b0;
        }

        .section-mini-title {
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 1.35rem;
            color: var(--thm-bg);
            border-bottom: 3px dotted var(--thm-bg);
            padding-bottom: 8px;
            display: inline-block;
            margin-bottom: 18px;
        }

        .section-mini-title i {
            color: var(--thm-bg);
            margin-right: 10px;
            background: #d1143e30;
            padding: 8px;
            border-radius: 50%;
        }

        /* responsiveness finesse */
        @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
            .director-name {
                font-size: 2.2rem;
            }

            .director-designation {
                font-size: 1rem;
            }

            .contact-box .row p {
                font-size: 0.92rem;
            }

            .section-main-title {
                font-size: 32px;
            }
        }

        /* extra 'wow' icon details */
        .floating-icon-bg {
            position: absolute;
            left: 5%;
            top: 20%;
            opacity: 0.1;
            font-size: 90px;
            transform: rotate(-10deg);
            color: #ffe0a3;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        /* --- director image frame ornament, badge, social etc --- */
        .director-circle-frame {
            position: absolute;
            font-size: 240px;
            left: -30px;
            top: -30px;
            color: #17345a75;
            opacity: 0.4;
            z-index: 0;
        }

        .director-badge {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: -8px;
            right: 0;
            background: #d1143eab;
            padding: 10px 20px;
            border-radius: 80px;
            color: white;
            font-weight: bold;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 0 #d1143e;
            z-index: 9;
            border: 2px solid #ffffdd;
        }

        .pdc-lead-badge {
            background: #eee;
            color: black;
            padding: 5px 12px;
            border-radius: 20px;
            margin-left: 8px;
        }

        .badge-director-office {
            background: var(--thm-bg);
            color: white;
            padding: 10px 18px;
            border-radius: 50px;
            font-size: 1rem;
        }

        .director-quote-icon {
            color: var(--thm-bg);
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            float: left;
            margin-right: 12px;
        }

        .contact-schedule {
            background: white;
            color: black;
            padding: 5px 15px;
            border-radius: 30px;
        }

        /* ----- vision & mission section ----- */
        .vision-mission-section {
            background: var(--thm-bg);
            position: relative;
        }

        .vm-container {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 10;
        }

        .vm-header {
            margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
        }

        .vm-main-title {
            font-weight: 800;
            font-size: 48px;
            background: white;
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
            text-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(23, 52, 90, 0.1);
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
            position: relative;
            display: inline-block;
            /* color:white; */
         /* overrides background for text effect */
        }

        .vm-main-title i {
            background: none;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: white; /* white icon inside gradient */
            margin-right: 12px;
        }

        .vision-card,
        .mission-card {
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
            backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
            border-radius: 40px 20px 40px 20px;
            padding: 2.4rem 1.8rem;
            height: 100%;
            transition: 0.25s ease;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
            box-shadow: 0 25px 40px -20px rgba(23, 52, 90, 0.1), 0 0 0 1px rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.1);
        }

        .vision-card {
            border-bottom: 6px solid #d1143e;
        }

        .mission-card {
            border-bottom: 6px solid #17345a;
        }

        .vision-card:hover,
        .mission-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-8px);
            box-shadow: 0 35px 45px -18px rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.15), 0 0 0 1px rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.2);
        }

        .vm-icon {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            background: rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.06);
            border-radius: 30px 10px 30px 10px;
            padding: 1rem 1.6rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
            border: 1px solid rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.25);
            box-shadow: 0 10px 0 rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.1);
        }

        .vm-icon i {
            font-size: 2.6rem;
            color: #d1143e;
            text-shadow: 0 3px 0 rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.2);
        }

        .vision-title,
        .mission-title {
            font-weight: 800;
            font-size: 2.2rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .vision-title {
            color: #d1143e;
        }

        .mission-title {
            color: #17345a;
        }

        .vision-title i {
            background: rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.1);
            padding: 0.5rem;
            border-radius: 18px 6px 18px 6px;
            margin-right: 15px;
            font-size: 2rem;
            color: #17345a;
        }

        .mission-title i {
            background: rgba(23, 52, 90, 0.1);
            color: #d1143e;
        }

        .vm-text {
            font-size: 1.18rem;
            line-height: 1.65;
            color: #2a405c;
            font-weight: 450;
            padding: 0.6rem 0.2rem;
            border-left: 5px solid #d1143e;
            padding-left: 1.3rem;
            background: rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.02);
            border-radius: 0 20px 20px 0;
        }

        .mission-list {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 0;
            margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
        }

        .mission-list li {
            padding: 0.9rem 0.9rem 0.9rem 0.2rem;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-weight: 480;
            color: #1f3b54;
            border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(23, 52, 90, 0.2);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .mission-list li i {
            color: #d1143e;
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            width: 2.4rem;
            text-align: center;
            margin-right: 10px;
            background: rgba(209, 20, 62, 0.08);
            padding: 0.4rem;
            border-radius: 50%;
            transition: 0.15s;
        }

        .mission-list li:hover i {
            background: #d1143e;
            color: white;
        }

        .vision-mission-footer span {
            border-bottom: 3px solid #d1143e;
            padding-bottom: 5px;
            color: #17345a;
        }

        .vm-decor-tag {
            background: rgba(209,20,62,0.06);
            padding: 0.4rem 1.2rem;
            border-radius: 60px;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #17345a;
            border: 1px solid rgba(209,20,62,0.3);
        }

        /* ----- key objectives cards, nif cards, features ----- */
        .cse-specialization-section .spec-card {
            background: #fefefe;
            border-radius: 24px 8px 24px 8px;
            padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 25px -8px rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
            border: 1px solid rgba(209,20,62,0.1);
            transition: 0.2s;
            height: 100%;
        }
        .cse-specialization-section .spec-card h4 {
            color: #17345a;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
            border-left: 5px solid #d1143e;
            padding-left: 1rem;
        }
        .cse-specialization-section .spec-card p {
            color: #2f4858;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        .specialization-features .feature-card {
            background: white;
            border-radius: 30px 10px 30px 10px;
            padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
            box-shadow: 0 15px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
            transition: 0.2s;
            height: 100%;
            border: 1px solid #fff5e6;
        }
        .specialization-features .feature-icon {
            font-size: 3rem;
            color: #d1143e;
            text-align: center;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }
        .specialization-features .feature-card h5 {
            color: #17345a;
        }
        .specialization-features .feature-card p {
            color: #3e5a6c;
        }

        /* misc additional reused */
        .auto-container {
            z-index: 22;
        }

        .bg-white {
            background: white;
        }
        .bg-white .vm-main-title {
            background: white; 
        }

        .btn-customp {
            background: #d1143e;
            border: none;
            color: white;
        }
        .btn-customp:hover {
            background: #17345a;
        }