/* start PLA hero section */
  .pla-hero-section {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 100vh;
    background: url('https://presidencyuniversity.in/uploads/images/6a701b10319a51785731856.png') center/cover no-repeat;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 3rem 5%;
    color: #ffffff;
    z-index: 1;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .pla-brand-logo {
    position: absolute;
    top: 30px;
    left: 5%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .pla-hero-content {
    max-width: 520px;
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .pla-hero-title {
    font: var(--font58);
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 800;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .pla-hero-title .orange {
    color: #ff6b00;
  }

  .pla-hero-subtitle {
    font-size: 2.2rem!important;
    font-weight: 700!important;
    color: #e0e0e0!important;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem!important;
  }

  .pla-hero-subtitle .highlight {
    color: #ff6b00;
    font-weight: 700;
  }
  .pla-feature-carousel-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 380px;
    margin-bottom: 4rem;
    padding-top: 25px; 
  }

  .pla-mini-carousel {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 95px;
    border-radius: 50px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  }

  .pla-carousel-track {
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease-in-out;
  }

  .pla-carousel-slide {
    min-width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .pla-carousel-slide img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: brightness(0.6);
  }

  .pla-slide-overlay {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0 15px;
  }

  .pla-slide-overlay span {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
  }

  .pla-carousel-dots {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 8px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    display: flex;
    gap: 6px;
    z-index: 3;
  }

  .pla-dot {
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }

  .pla-dot.active {
    background: #ff6b00;
    width: 14px;
    border-radius: 10px;
  }

  .pla-avatar-pin-bottom {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -25px;
    right: 15%;
    z-index: 5;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    width: 600px;
    height: 620px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    perspective: 1000px;
    z-index: 10;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor {
    position: absolute!important;
    display: flex!important;
    align-items: center!important;
    gap: 12px!important;
    text-decoration: none!important;
    color: #ffffff!important;
    z-index: 6!important;
    transition: transform 0.25s ease-in-out!important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor:hover {
    transform: scale(1.05)!important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor .icon-box {
    width: 52px!important;
    height: 52px!important;
    border-radius: 50%!important;
    display: flex!important;
    align-items: center!important;
    justify-content: center!important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor .text-box {
    display: flex!important;
    flex-direction: column!important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor.text-right .text-box {
    text-align: right!important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor .text-box .number {
    font-weight: 800!important;
	color:#fff!important;
	font-size:16px!important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor .text-box .label {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #e2e8f0;
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .pla-line-img {
    position: absolute;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 3;
    object-fit: contain;
  }
  .pla-anchor-startups {
    top: 10% ;
    left: 12%;
  }
  .pla-line-top-left {
    top: 15%;
    left: 36%;
    width: 110px;
  }
  .pla-anchor-funding {
    top: 30%;
    left: 8%;
  }
  .pla-line-bottom-left {
    top: 32%;
    left: 32%;
    width: 140px;
    transform: rotate(-10deg);
  }
  .pla-anchor-revenue {
    top: 8%;
    right: 0%;
  }
  .pla-line-top-right {
    top: 17%;
    right: 15%;
    width: 80px;
    transform: scaleX(-1) rotate(80deg); 
  }

  .pla-anchor-innovators {
    top: 41%;
    right: 0%;
  }
  .pla-line-bottom-right {
    top: 30%;
    right: 7%;
    width: 130px;
  }

  .pla-rocket-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
    margin-top: 40px;
  }

  .pla-rocket-img {
    width: 440px;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 15px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6));
    animation: pla-float 4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes pla-float {
    0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
    50% { transform: translateY(-8px); }
  }

  @media (max-width: 1200px) {
    .pla-rocket-wrapper { width: 500px!important; height: 550px!important; }
    .pla-rocket-img { width: 360px!important; }
    .pla-line-img { display: none!important; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 992px) {
    .pla-hero-section {
      flex-direction: column!important;
      padding-top: 100px!important;
      text-align: center!important;
    }
    .pla-hero-content { max-width: 100%!important; margin-bottom: 30px!important; }
    .pla-feature-carousel-wrapper { margin: 0 auto 2rem auto!important; }
    .pla-cta-group { justify-content: center; }
  }
 /* =========================================================
   1. DESKTOP VIEW (Overlap Logic)
   ========================================================= */
.pla-hero-section {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 10 !important;
  overflow: visible !important;
}

/* Desktop par absolute positioning + transform se overlap Hoga */
.pla-rocket-wrapper {
  position: absolute;
  right: 5%;
  bottom: 0;
  transform: translateY(30%); /* Next section par overlap karega */
  z-index: 15 !important;
}

.pla-rocket-img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}

.pla-identify-sec {
  position: relative;
  height:100%;
  z-index: 1 !important;
  overflow: visible !important;
}


/* =========================================================
   2. MOBILE VIEW (Fixed & Unbroken Layout - @media <= 768px)
   ========================================================= */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .pla-rocket-wrapper {
    position: relative !important;
    right: auto !important;
    bottom: auto !important;
    transform: none !important; 
    width: 100% !important;
    height: auto !important;
    min-height: auto !important;
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    gap: 12px !important;
    padding: 20px 0 !important;
    z-index: 5 !important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-inner {
    width: 100% !important;
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: center !important; 
    order: 2 !important; 
  }

  .pla-rocket-img {
    width: 180px !important;
    max-width: 70% !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor,
  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor.text-right {
    position: relative !important;
    top: auto !important;
    bottom: auto !important;
    right: auto !important;
    left: auto !important;
    transform: none !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 320px !important;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px) !important;
    padding: 10px 14px !important;
    border-radius: 12px !important;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    gap: 12px !important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor .icon-box {
    order: 1 !important;
    width: 42px !important;
    height: 42px !important;
    flex-shrink: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
  }

  .pla-rocket-wrapper .pla-stat-anchor .text-box {
    order: 2 !important;
    text-align: left !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
  }

  .pla-stat-anchor .text-box .number,
  .pla-stat-anchor .text-box .label {
    text-align: left !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
  }

  .pla-line-img {
    display: none !important;
  }
}
/* end PLA hero section */

/* ==========================================
   SECOND SECTION (IDENTIFY - HORIZONTAL PIN)
   ========================================== */

.pla-horizontal-pin-section {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 100vh;
    height: 100vh;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.pla-horizontal-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    width: 500vw; 
    height: 100%;
    will-change: transform;
}

.pla-slide {
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 20px 0; /* Unnecessary outer spacing clean-up */
}

/* Headings & Watermarks - Responsive Typography using clamp() */
.pla-identify-heading {
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
}

.pla-watermark {
    font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 7rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
    line-height: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
}

.pla-watermark-top { 
    top: 50px; 
    /* left: 20px;  */
}

.pla-watermark-bottom { 
    bottom: 20px !important;
    right: 20px !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important; 
}

/* Center Image & Text Wrapper Fixes */
.pla-center-wrapper {
    min-height: auto;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 40px 15px;
}

.pla-star-img {
    width: clamp(180px, 20vw, 280px) !important;
    max-width: 90vw;
    height: auto;
    opacity: 0.85;
    z-index: 1;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.pla-overlay-txt {
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 2.2rem);
    z-index: 2;
    line-height: 1.3;
    font-weight: 800 !important;
    max-width: 650px;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
}
@media (max-width: 767.88px) {
    .pla-slide-container {
        padding: 20px 15px;
    }
    
    .pla-center-wrapper {
        padding: 10px;
    }

    .pla-overlay-txt {
        font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 3.8vw, 1.2rem);
        padding: 0 10px;
    }

    .pla-scroll-indicator {
        display: none; 
    }
}

/* capups section start */
.pla-campus-section .banner-sub-heading {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.pla-campus-section .banner-tagline {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.pla-campus-section .campus-card {
    background-color: #0c203b; 
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
}

.pla-campus-section .campus-icon {
    max-height: 75px;
    width: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.pla-campus-section .campus-title {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.5vw, 32px); 
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.15;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.pla-campus-section .campus-btn {
    font-size: 14px!important;
    font-weight: 600!important;
}
@media (max-width: 767.88px) {
    .pla-campus-section .campus-btn {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
    }
    
    .pla-watermark-top {
        top: 20px;
    }
}
/* capups section start */

.pla-featured-startups-sec {
    padding: 80px 0;
    background-image: url( https://presidencyuniversity.in/uploads/images/6a70bf05e78571785773829.webp);
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.pla-featured-startups-sec  .startup-card-box {
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
    padding: 30px;
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

/* Logo Wrapper */
.pla-featured-startups-sec .startup-card-box .startup-logo-wrapper {
    width: 48px!important;
    height: 48px!important;
    display: flex!important;
    align-items: center!important;
    justify-content: center!important;
}
.startup-title {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}
.pla-featured-startups-sec .startup-card-box .startup-logo-wrapper img {
    max-height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
}
.pla-featured-startups-sec .startup-card-box .badge-pill-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    background: #f08b3b57;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    padding: 3px 12px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    margin-top: 6px;
}
.pla-featured-startups-sec .startup-card-box .founder-avatar {
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}


/* start spotlight section */
.pla-spotlight-sec {
    padding: 60px 0;
}
.pla-spotlight-sec .spotlight-section-heading {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.pla-spotlight-sec .spotlight-card {
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    background: #091327;
    padding: 30px 40px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-align: left;
}
.pla-spotlight-sec .founder-image-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    max-width: 320px;
    width: 100%;
}
.pla-spotlight-sec .founder-cutout-img {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-height: 360px;
    object-fit: contain;
}
.pla-spotlight-sec .spotlight-content {
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 80px;
}

.pla-spotlight-sec .orange-quote-icon {
    color: #ED7C22;
    font-size: 3.5rem;
    line-height: 1;
    font-family: sans-serif;
}

.pla-spotlight-sec .spotlight-quote {
    font: var(--font31);
    color: #fff;
    line-height: 1.5;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}

.pla-spotlight-sec .founder-name {
    color: #ed7c22;
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.pla-spotlight-sec .watermark-quote-icon {
   position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
    top: -20px;
    width: 160px; 
    opacity: 0.25;
    pointer-events: none;
    user-select: none;
    z-index: 1;
}

.pla-spotlight-sec .watermark-quote-icon img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .watermark-quote-icon {
        display: none;
    }
}
/* end spotlight section */

/* start FOUNDERS section */
.marquee-bg-wrapper {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 100vw;
    /* overflow: hidden; */
    white-space: nowrap;
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    user-select: none;
}
.marquee-text-track {
    display: inline-block;
    white-space: nowrap;
    animation: marquee-scroll 22s linear infinite;
}

.marquee-text-track span {
    font-size: 8rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: #1168f6;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    line-height: 1;
}
@keyframes marquee-scroll {
    0% {
        transform: translateX(0%);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
}
.feature-spotlight-card {
    background: linear-gradient(
        135deg, 
        rgba(3, 19, 53, 0.65) 0%, 
        rgba(1, 15, 42, 0.75) 100%
    ) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(180%);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(180%);
    border-top: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    z-index: 2; 
}
.feature-spotlight-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(237, 124, 34, 0.6);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 35px rgba(237, 124, 34, 0.2);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
}
.pla-founder-sec .feature-card-title {
     font-size: 2.2rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
    font-weight: 400 !important;
}

.feature-card-img {
    max-height: 120px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .marquee-text-track span {
        font-size: 3.5rem;
    }
}
/* start globarl section */
.pla-globe-section {
    background-color: #001133 !important; 
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(1, 29, 82, 0.4), rgba(1, 29, 82, 0.4)), url('https://presidencyuniversity.in/uploads/images/6a71656e21d231785816430.webp') !important;
    background-size: cover !important;
    background-position: center !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
    position: relative !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
}
.pla-globe-section  .globe-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
}
.pla-globe-section  .globe-image {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    animation: rotateGlobe 60s linear infinite;
    transform-origin: center center;
}
@keyframes rotateGlobe {
    from {
        transform: rotate(0deg);
    }
    to {
        transform: rotate(360deg);
    }
}
.pla-globe-section  .stat-card {
    background: linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(3, 17, 48, 0.85) 0%, rgba(13, 38, 87, 0.95) 100%) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
    padding: 20px 18px;
    height: 100%;
	border-left: 1px solid #fff;
    border-right: 1px solid #fff;
}
.pla-globe-section  .stat-number {
    color: #ffb703; 
    font-size: 3.2rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    line-height: 1.1;
}
.pla-globe-section  .stat-title {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .pla-globe-section  .stat-number {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
    }
    .pla-globe-section  .stat-card {
        padding: 15px;
    }
}

.pla-globe-section  .industry-ticker-bar {
    background: linear-gradient(
        90deg, 
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 0%, 
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 4%, 
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) 50%, 
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 96%, 
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 100%
    ) !important;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    padding: 12px 0;
    text-align: center;
    backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
    width: 100vw;
    position: relative;
    left: 50%;
    right: 50%;
    margin-left: -50vw;
    margin-right: -50vw;
}
.pla-globe-section  .ticker-content {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
}
.pla-globe-section  .ticker-dot {
    color: #ff7300;
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    line-height: 0;
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .pla-globe-section  .ticker-content {
        font-size: 0.8rem;
        gap: 8px;
    }
}
/* end globarl section */

/* Unique Section Specific Styles */
.pla-about-ideas-sec {
    position: relative;
}

.pla-about-ideas-sec .inner-banner-wrap {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    padding-top: 50px; 
    padding-left: 30px;
    z-index: 2;
}

/* .pla-contact-section .glance-box-wrap .glance-box-item {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    gap: 12px !important;
    background: none !important;
    padding: 25px 15px !important;
} */