.slider-container {
      max-width: 1280px;
      width: 100%;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
      
      box-shadow: 0 25px 45px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25), 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
       margin: 0 auto;

    }

    /* slide wrapper holds each slide */
    .slides-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .slide {
      display: none;
      width: 100%;
      transition: opacity 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.9, 0.4, 1.1);
    }

    .slide.active {
      display: block;
      animation: fadeSlide 0.45s ease forwards;
    }

    @keyframes fadeSlide {
      0% {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateX(8px);
      }
      100% {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
    }

    /* two-column grid: left text, right image */
    .slide-grid {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: row;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      align-items: stretch;
      min-height: 520px;
    }

    /* left content area */
    .content-left {
      flex: 1 1 50%;
      padding: 3rem 2.5rem;
      background: #ffffff;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 1.25rem;
    }

    .category-badge {
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgb(50,197,210);
      background:rgba(50, 197, 210, 0.227);
      padding: 0.3rem 0.9rem;
      border-radius: 40px;
      width: fit-content;
    }

    .title {
      font-size: 2.5rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1.2;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    }

    .description {
      font-size: 1rem;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: #4b5563;
      margin: 0.5rem 0 0.25rem 0;
      max-width: 90%;
    }

    /* beautiful button */
    .btn-slide {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0.6rem;
      background: #1f2937;
      color: white;
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      padding: 0.85rem 2rem;
      border-radius: 60px;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: all 0.25s ease;
      width: fit-content;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
      letter-spacing: 0.2px;
    }

    .btn-slide i {
      transition: transform 0.2s ease;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .btn-slide:hover {
      background: #000000;
      transform: translateY(-3px);
      box-shadow: 0 12px 22px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }

    .btn-slide:hover i {
      transform: translateX(5px);
    }

    /* right image area with img tag */
    .image-right {
      flex: 1 1 50%;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      min-height: 320px;
    }

    .image-right img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
      transition: transform 0.5s ease;
    }

    .slide:hover .image-right img {
      transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    /* Navigation controls (dots + arrows) */
    .slider-controls {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 1.2rem 2rem 1.8rem;
      background: #ffffff;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    }

    .dots-container {
      display: flex;
      gap: 0.7rem;
    }

    .dot {
      width: 10px;
      height: 10px;
      background-color:rgb(233,237,241);
      border-radius: 50%;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: all 0.25s ease;
    }

    .dot.active {
      background-color: rgba(151, 218, 205, 0.551);
      width: 28px;
      border-radius: 20px;
    }

    .nav-arrows {
      display: flex;
      gap: 1rem;
    }

    .arrow {
      background:rgba(151, 218, 205, 0.551);
      border-radius: 50%;
      width: 42px;
      height: 42px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: all 0.2s;
      color: #1e293b;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
    }

    .arrow:hover {
      background: #e2e8f0;
      transform: scale(1.03);
      color: #0f172a;
    }
  
    /* responsive design: tablet & mobile */
    @media screen and (max-width: 992px) {
      .title {
        font-size: 2rem;
      }
      .content-left {
        padding: 2rem 2rem;
      }
      .description {
        max-width: 100%;
      }
       
    }

    @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
      
      .slide-grid {
        flex-direction: column-reverse;
      }
      .content-left {
        flex: auto;
        width: 100%;
        padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
        text-align: center;
        align-items: center;
      }
      .image-right {
        flex: auto;
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 280px;
      }
      .image-right img {
        height: 280px;
      }
      .category-badge {
        align-self: center;
      }
      .btn-slide {
        align-self: center;
      }
      .title {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
        text-align: center;
      }
      .description {
        text-align: center;
        max-width: 100%;
      }
      .slider-controls {
        padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
      }
    }

    @media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
      
      .content-left {
        padding: 1.5rem 1.2rem;
        gap: 0.9rem;
      }
      .title {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
      }
      .btn-slide {
        padding: 0.7rem 1.6rem;
        font-size: 0.85rem;
      }
      .arrow {
        width: 36px;
        height: 36px;
      }
      .slider-controls {
        padding: 0.8rem 1.2rem;
      }
      .image-right {
        min-height: 240px;
      }
      .image-right img {
        height: 240px;
      }
    }







    .split-section {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 2rem;
            max-width: 1280px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 3rem 2rem;
            background-color: rgba(50, 197, 210, 0.227);
            font-family: system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
            line-height: 1.5;
        }

        /* LEFT TEXT PANEL */
        .split-section__text {
            flex: 1 1 45%;
            min-width: 260px;
        }

        .split-section__title {
            font-size: 2.2rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-top: 0;
            margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
            color: #0a2540;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
            line-height: 1.2;
        }

        .split-section__description {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            color: #334155;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .split-section__highlight {
            background: #f1f5f9;
            padding: 0.8rem 1.2rem;
            border-left: 4px solid #3b82f6;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: #0f172a;
            border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
            margin-top: 1rem;
        }

        /* RIGHT VIDEO PANEL */
        .split-section__media {
            flex: 1 1 48%;
            min-width: 280px;
            background: #f8fafc;
            border-radius: 28px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 35px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
            transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
        }

        .split-section__media:hover {
            transform: translateY(-4px);
            box-shadow: 0 25px 40px -14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
        }

        .video-container {
            position: relative;
            width: 100%;
            padding-bottom: 56.25%; /* 16:9 aspect ratio */
            background: #000;
        }

        .video-container iframe {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            border: 0;
            display: block;
        }

        /* optional caption / note */
        .video-caption {
            text-align: center;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            color: #64748b;
            padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
            background: #ffffff;
            border-top: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
            letter-spacing: 0.2px;
        }

        /* responsive: stack on smaller screens */
        @media (max-width: 800px) {
            .split-section {
                flex-direction: column;
                padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
                gap: 2rem;
            }
            .split-section__text {
                text-align: left;
                width: 100%;
            }
            .split-section__title {
                font-size: 1.9rem;
            }
            .split-section__media {
                width: 100%;
            }
        }

        /* subtle smooth scroll & appearance */
        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
            .split-section {
                scroll-margin-top: 2rem;
            }
        }

        /* optional decorative underline for title */
        .split-section__title::after {
            content: '';
            display: block;
            width: 70px;
            height: 4px;
            background: #3b82f6;
            border-radius: 4px;
            margin-top: 0.6rem;
        }


 .contact-btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            background-color: #ffffff;
            color: #000000;
            border: 1px solid #cccccc;   /* grey border */
            border-radius: 40px;          /* slightly rounded but can be adjusted */
            padding: 10px 24px;
            font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            line-height: 1.2;
            text-decoration: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.2s ease;
            box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
            white-space: nowrap;
        }