:root{--navy:#253b80;--navy-dark:#16255a;--sky:#179bd7;--orange:#ff6000;--yellow:#ffb81c;--ink:#2a2f3a;--muted:#6b7280;--line:#e3e7ef;--bg:#f5f7fb;--white:#fff;--radius:10px}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:'Poppins','Noto Sans Devanagari',system-ui,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.65;font-size:16px}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto}
a{color:var(--sky);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--orange)}
h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.25;color:var(--navy);margin:0 0 .6em}
.container{width:min(1440px,100% - 72px);margin-inline:auto}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px;background:#fff;padding:8px;z-index:99}

/* top ticker */
.ticker{background:var(--sky);color:#fff;font-size:14px;display:flex;align-items:stretch}
.ticker b{background:var(--orange);padding:8px 20px;font-size:18px;font-weight:600;white-space:nowrap}
.ticker .track{overflow:hidden;flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center;white-space:nowrap}
.ticker .track span{display:inline-block;padding-left:100%;animation:scroll 28s linear infinite}
.ticker .track a{color:#fff;margin-right:48px}
@keyframes scroll{to{transform:translateX(-100%)}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ticker .track span{animation:none;padding-left:16px}}

/* header */
.masthead{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.masthead .row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;padding:14px 0;flex-wrap:wrap}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex:1 1 380px;color:#fff}
.brand img{height:74px;width:auto;background:#fff;border-radius:8px;padding:4px}
.brand .en{font-weight:600;font-size:17px;line-height:1.3;display:block}
.brand .hi{font-size:14px;opacity:.9;display:block;margin-top:2px}
.info{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.35}
.info i{font-size:26px;color:#fff;opacity:.95}
.info small{display:block;opacity:.8}
.info a{color:#fff}
.nav{background:#fff;border-bottom:3px solid var(--sky);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.06)}
.nav .container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.nav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap}
.nav li{position:relative}
.nav li>a,.nav li>span{display:block;padding:14px 16px;color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;font-size:15px;cursor:pointer}
.nav li>a:hover,.nav li>a.on{background:var(--sky);color:#fff}
.nav li ul{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;top:100%;background:#fff;min-width:260px;box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.12);flex-direction:column;border-top:3px solid var(--orange)}
.nav li:hover>ul,.nav li:focus-within>ul{display:flex}
.nav li ul a{font-weight:500;padding:11px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.burger{display:none;background:none;border:0;font-size:24px;color:var(--navy);padding:12px;cursor:pointer}
.cta-nav{background:var(--orange);color:#fff!important;border-radius:6px;margin:8px 0 8px 8px;padding:8px 16px!important}
.cta-nav:hover{background:var(--navy)!important}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--orange);color:#fff;border:0;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 26px;font:600 15px 'Poppins',sans-serif;cursor:pointer;transition:.2s}
.btn:hover{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.btn.alt{background:var(--sky)}.btn.alt:hover{background:var(--navy)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;border:2px solid #fff}.btn.ghost:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--navy)}
.btn.sm{padding:7px 14px;font-size:13px}

/* hero */
.hero{position:relative;background:linear-gradient(120deg,#fff 0%,#eaf4fb 100%);overflow:hidden}
.slide{display:none;min-height:430px;align-items:center}
.slide.on{display:flex}
.slide .container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;padding:30px 0;flex-wrap:wrap}
.slide .copy{flex:1 1 440px}
.slide h1{font-size:clamp(28px,4vw,46px)}
.tag{display:inline-block;background:var(--sky);color:#fff;padding:6px 16px;font-weight:600;font-size:22px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:20px}
.slide .art{flex:1 1 340px;text-align:center}
.slide .art img{height:460px;width:auto;max-width:100%}
.hero .arrows{position:absolute;right:20px;top:16px;display:flex;gap:8px}
.hero .arrows button{width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid var(--sky);background:#fff;color:var(--sky);cursor:pointer;font-size:16px}
.hero .arrows button:hover{background:var(--sky);color:#fff}

/* sections */
section.block{padding:64px 0}
.title{text-align:center;margin-bottom:36px}
.title h2{font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,34px)}
.title p{color:var(--muted);max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}
.title:after{content:"";display:block;width:70px;height:4px;background:var(--orange);margin:14px auto 0;border-radius:2px}
.yellow{background:var(--yellow) url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='80' height='80'%3E%3Ccircle cx='40' cy='40' r='14' fill='none' stroke='%23e69f00' stroke-width='3' opacity='.35'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}
.card{background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px;box-shadow:0 3px 14px rgba(37,59,128,.08)}
.grid{display:grid;gap:20px}
.g2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.g3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.g4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.tile{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:30px 14px;text-align:center;font-weight:500;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.3px;transition:.2s;display:block}
.tile i{display:block;font-size:42px;margin-bottom:12px}
.tile:hover{background:var(--sky);color:#fff;transform:translateY(-4px)}
.steps{counter-reset:s}
.step{background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:26px 22px;position:relative;box-shadow:0 3px 14px rgba(37,59,128,.08)}
.step:before{counter-increment:s;content:counter(s);position:absolute;top:-16px;left:20px;background:var(--orange);color:#fff;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;font-weight:700}
.band{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.band h2,.band h3{color:#fff}
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:36px;align-items:center}
.pill{display:inline-block;background:#eaf4fb;color:var(--navy);border-radius:50px;padding:5px 14px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600}
.empty{background:#fff;border:2px dashed var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:36px;text-align:center;color:var(--muted)}
.trust{display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center}
.trust .card{flex:1 1 230px;text-align:center}
.trust i{font-size:34px;color:var(--sky);margin-bottom:10px}
.page-head{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:40px 0}
.page-head h1{color:#fff;margin:0;font-size:clamp(26px,3.5vw,38px)}
.crumbs{font-size:13px;opacity:.85;margin-bottom:6px}.crumbs a{color:#fff}
.prose p,.prose li{margin:0 0 1em}.prose h2,.prose h3{margin-top:1.4em}
.prose ul,.prose ol{padding-left:22px}
table.data{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#fff}
table.data th,table.data td{padding:11px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top}
table.data th{background:#eef2fa;color:var(--navy)}
.tablewrap{overflow-x:auto;border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:0 3px 14px rgba(37,59,128,.08)}

/* forms */
form .f{margin-bottom:16px}
label{display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:5px}
input[type=text],input[type=email],input[type=tel],input[type=date],input[type=number],input[type=password],input[type=datetime-local],select,textarea{width:100%;padding:11px 13px;border:1px solid #cbd3e1;border-radius:6px;font:inherit;background:#fff}
input:focus,select:focus,textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--sky);border-color:var(--sky)}
textarea{min-height:110px;resize:vertical}
.err{color:#c0262d;font-size:13px;margin-top:4px}
.alert{padding:14px 18px;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:20px}
.alert.ok{background:#e7f6ec;color:#17623a;border:1px solid #b9e3c8}
.alert.bad{background:#fdecec;color:#8a1f24;border:1px solid #f4c3c5}
.row2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.result dl{display:grid;grid-template-columns:170px 1fr;gap:8px 16px;margin:0}
.result dt{font-weight:600;color:var(--navy)}.result dd{margin:0}
.status{padding:3px 12px;border-radius:50px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;text-transform:capitalize}
.status.pending{background:#fff3cd;color:#8a6d00}.status.approved,.status.valid,.status.active{background:#d9f2e3;color:#17623a}.status.rejected,.status.revoked,.status.inactive{background:#fbdcdc;color:#8a1f24}

/* footer */
footer.site{background:#253b80;color:#dfe6fb;margin-top:0}
footer.site .cols{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;padding:52px 0 34px}footer.site .cols>div{flex:0 1 auto;max-width:27%}
footer.site h4{color:#fff;font-size:20px}
footer.site a{color:#dfe6fb}footer.site a:hover{color:var(--yellow)}
footer.site ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}footer.site li{margin-bottom:8px}
footer.site p{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:14.5px}
.copy-bar{background:#0f1b4a;color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:16px;font-size:14px}
.wa{position:fixed;right:18px;bottom:18px;background:#25d366;color:#fff;width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:30px;box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.25);z-index:60}
.wa:hover{color:#fff;background:#1da851}

/* admin */
.admin{display:grid;grid-template-columns:230px 1fr;min-height:100vh}
.admin aside{background:var(--navy-dark);color:#fff;padding:20px 0}
.admin aside h3{color:#fff;padding:0 20px;font-size:18px}
.admin aside a{display:block;color:#cfd8f5;padding:10px 20px;font-size:14.5px}
.admin aside a:hover,.admin aside a.on{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.admin main{padding:28px;overflow-x:auto}
.admin .top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin-bottom:20px;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.stat{background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:22px;border-left:5px solid var(--orange);box-shadow:0 3px 14px rgba(37,59,128,.08);display:block;color:var(--ink)}
.stat b{font-size:34px;color:var(--navy);display:block}
.login-box{max-width:400px;margin:10vh auto}

@media(max-width:900px){
 .g3,.g4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 footer.site .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
 .burger{display:block}.nav .container{flex-wrap:wrap}
 .nav ul.menu{display:none;width:100%;flex-direction:column}.nav ul.menu.open{display:flex}
 .nav li ul{position:static;box-shadow:none;display:flex;border-top:0;padding-left:12px}
 .info{display:none}.slide .art{display:none}.hero .arrows{top:auto;bottom:12px}
 .admin{grid-template-columns:1fr}.admin aside{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:8px}.admin aside h3{width:100%}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
 .g2,.g3,.g4,.row2{grid-template-columns:1fr}.g4{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
 footer.site .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}.result dl{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .brand img{height:56px}.brand .en{font-size:14px}
}

/* justified paragraphs */
main p,main li,footer.site p{text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-word;hyphens:none}
.title p,.empty,.empty p,.result dd,.tile,.step h3,.alert{text-align:center}
.alert{text-align:left}
.slide .art{display:flex;justify-content:center}
.slide .copy p{text-align:left;hyphens:none}

.about-map{display:block;margin:0 auto;height:420px;width:auto;max-width:100%}
.credit{font-size:12px;opacity:.7;margin-top:6px}
footer.site p,footer.site li{text-align:left}

.nav ul.menu{justify-content:center}
main .prose p,main .prose li{text-align:justify}
@media(max-width:900px){footer.site .cols{flex-wrap:wrap}footer.site .cols>div{flex:1 1 45%}}
@media(max-width:560px){footer.site .cols>div{flex:1 1 100%}}

.prose h2,.prose h3,.card h3,.card h2{text-align:left}
.split.text-narrow{grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr}
@media(max-width:900px){.split.text-narrow{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

.cta-light{background:#e3f0fa;border-top:1px solid #cfe3f3}
.cta-light .btn.ghost{border-color:var(--navy);color:var(--navy)}
.cta-light .btn.ghost:hover{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}


.news-thumb{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:14px;display:block}
.gallery{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:14px;margin-top:24px}
.gallery img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px;display:block}
.thumbs{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:10px}
.thumb{width:120px;font-weight:400;font-size:12px}
.thumb img{width:120px;height:90px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:6px;display:block}

.why{text-align:center}
.why i{font-size:34px;color:var(--orange);margin-bottom:12px}
.why h3{margin-bottom:8px;text-align:center}
.step h3{text-align:left}

@media(min-width:901px){.brand .en,.brand .hi{white-space:nowrap;width:max-content}}

@media(min-width:901px){.brand .en{font-size:clamp(12px,1.15vw,17px)}.brand img{height:clamp(56px,5.2vw,74px)}}

@media(max-width:900px){footer.site .cols>div{flex:1 1 45%;max-width:none;min-width:0}}
@media(max-width:560px){footer.site .cols>div{flex:1 1 100%;max-width:none}}
body{overflow-x:clip}
footer.site p,footer.site h4,footer.site li{overflow-wrap:anywhere}

/* footer: clean tablet and phone layout */
@media(max-width:900px){
 footer.site .cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:30px 28px;padding:42px 0 26px}
 footer.site .cols>div{max-width:none;min-width:0;flex:none}
 footer.site .cols>div:nth-child(1),footer.site .cols>div:nth-child(2){grid-column:1 / -1}
 footer.site h4{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:14px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}
 footer.site li{margin-bottom:10px}
 footer.site p,footer.site li{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
 footer.site .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}
 footer.site .cols>div:nth-child(n){grid-column:auto}
 .copy-bar{font-size:13px;padding:14px 16px}
}

.btn{margin-bottom:8px}

/* header ISO badge and certification logos */
.iso-badge{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#fff;border:2px solid #d4a73a;border-radius:6px;padding:4px 12px;height:54px;line-height:1.15;color:var(--navy);white-space:nowrap}
.iso-badge b{font-size:15px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3px;color:var(--navy)}
.info .iso-badge small{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:2px;color:#b8860b;font-weight:600;opacity:1}
.slide .art{flex-direction:column;gap:18px}
.slide .art img.map{height:400px}
.cert-logos{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.cert-logos img{height:72px;width:auto;background:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:6px 8px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(37,59,128,.12)}
@media(max-width:900px){.slide .art{display:flex}.slide .art img.map{display:none}.cert-logos img{height:58px}}

/* fixes: logo size and header fit */
.slide .art .cert-logos img{height:72px;width:auto;max-width:none}
@media(max-width:900px){.slide .art .cert-logos img{height:58px}}
@media(min-width:901px){.brand .en{font-size:clamp(12px,1.05vw,16px)}}
.masthead .row{column-gap:18px}
.info .iso-badge{padding:3px 10px;height:50px}
.info .iso-badge b{font-size:14px}
.info img{height:44px!important}
@media(max-width:1320px){.info{font-size:12px}.info>i{font-size:22px}.info .iso-badge b{font-size:12.5px}.info .iso-badge small{letter-spacing:1.5px}}

/* header fit on laptop screens */
@media(min-width:901px) and (max-width:1450px){.brand .en{font-size:clamp(11.5px,.93vw,16px)}.brand img{height:60px}}
@media(min-width:901px) and (max-width:1250px){.brand{flex:1 1 100%}.masthead .row{row-gap:10px}}

/* phone header: show contact, registered text, ISO badge and ministry logo under the name */
@media(max-width:900px){
 .masthead .row{gap:12px;padding:12px 0 14px}
 .brand{flex:1 1 100%}
 .info{display:flex;flex:1 1 100%;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:8px 12px;font-size:13px}
 .info>i{font-size:20px;opacity:.9}
 .info+.info{padding-top:10px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}
 .info .iso-badge{height:46px;padding:3px 9px}
 .info .iso-badge b{font-size:12.5px}
 .info img{height:40px!important}
}

/* phone header: more compact */
@media(max-width:900px){
 .info>i{display:none}
 .info:nth-of-type(1) small{display:none}
 .info:nth-of-type(1) br{display:none}
 .info:nth-of-type(1) a{display:inline-block;margin-right:14px}
 .masthead .row{gap:10px;padding:10px 0 12px}
 .info+.info{padding-top:8px}
}

/* phone header: contact on separate lines with phone icon, line under the name, ISO badge beside ministry logo */
@media(max-width:900px){
 .brand{padding-bottom:12px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}
 .info:nth-of-type(1){flex-wrap:nowrap;align-items:flex-start;gap:12px}
 .info:nth-of-type(1)>i{display:block;font-size:26px;margin-top:2px}
 .info:nth-of-type(1) a{display:block;margin:0}
 .info:nth-of-type(2){gap:10px}
 .info:nth-of-type(2)>span:first-of-type{flex:1 1 100%}
 .info:nth-of-type(2) img{height:36px!important}
 .info:nth-of-type(2) .iso-badge{height:44px}
}