.authority-section {
     padding: 20px 20px;
     background: var(--background-color-2);
 }

 .container {
     max-width: 1200px;
     margin: auto;
 }




 .authority-layout {
     display: flex;
     gap: 25px;
     align-items: center;
 }

 /* ============================
   FEATURED CARD
============================ */

 .featured-authority {
     background: var(--background-color-1);
     border-radius: 2px;
     overflow: hidden;
     position: relative;
     /*      box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08); */
     flex: 0 0 280px;
 }

 .featured-authority img {
     width: 100%;
     height: 250px;
     object-fit: cover;
 }



 .featured-content {
     padding: 12px;
     text-align: center;
 }

 .featured-content h3 {
     font-weight: 500;
     font-size: 1.5rem;
     color: var(--text);
     margin-bottom: 10px;
 }

 .featured-designation {
     color: var(--text-color-2);
     font-weight: 500;
     margin-bottom: 14px;
     font-size: 16px;
 }


 .featured-btn a {
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 10px;
     padding: 13px 24px;
     border-radius: 50px;
     text-decoration: none;
     background: #163844;
     color: #fff;
     transition: .3s;
     font-size: 15px;
 }

 .featured-btn a:hover {
     background: #2F6B52;
 }

 /* ============================
   RIGHT SIDE CARDS
============================ */

 .authority-right {
     display: flex;
     flex: 1;
     flex-direction: row;

 }

 .authority-card {
     background: #fff;
     /*  border-radius: 5px; */
     padding: 22px;
     display: flex;
     flex: 1;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 10px;
     text-align: center;
     /*      box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07); */
     transition: .4s;
     position: relative;
     overflow: hidden;
     border-left: 1px solid var(--border-color-2);
 }

 .authority-card:hover {}

 .authority-card::before {
     content: "";
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     width: 100%;
     height: 5px;
     background: var(--primary-grad-100);
 }

 /* IMAGE */

 .authority-image {
     min-width: 150px;
     width: 150px;
     height: 150px;
     border-radius: 22px;
     overflow: hidden;
 }

 .authority-image img {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     object-fit: cover;
 }

 /* CONTENT */

 .authority-info h3 {
     font-weight: 500;
     font-size: 1.2rem;
     color: #163844;
     margin-bottom: 8px;
 }

 .authority-info .designation {
     color: var(--text-color-2);
     font-weight: 500;
     margin-bottom: 10px;
 }

 .authority-info p {
     color: var(--text-color-black-4);
     line-height: 1.7;
     font-size: 14px;
 }

 @media(max-width:992px) {

     .authority-layout {
         flex-direction: column;
     }

     .featured-authority {
         flex: none;
         max-width: 350px;
         width: 100%;
         margin: auto;
     }

     .authority-right {
         flex-wrap: wrap;
     }

     .authority-card {
         flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 15px);
     }

 }

 @media(max-width:768px) {

     .authority-section {
         padding: 70px 15px;
     }



     .authority-card {
         flex: 1 1 100%;
         flex-direction: column;
         text-align: center;
     }

 }