section.blog_section {
  padding: 0px;
}

.row.blog_head_banner {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

a {
  color: #000 !important; 
 text-decoration: none;
}
.blog-main-nav {
  background-color: #fff;
  padding: 20px 0;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
}

.blog-main-nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 40px;
}

.blog-main-nav li a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #000;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-main-nav li a:hover {
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.blog_main_heading {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.blog_inner_heading h6 {
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: #3e3e3e;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.blog_inner_heading h1 {
  padding: 0px 100px 00px 200px;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 2vw, 66px);
}

.blog_main_heading h6 {
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  color: #3e3e3e;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.blog_main_heading h3 {
  font-size: 72px;
}

.date-block {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  color: #000;
  padding: 20px 70px;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -20px;
  right: 22px;
}

.category {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  font-size: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

span.blog_editor_name {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  color: #5d5d5d;
}

.date .day {
  font-size: 36px;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.date .month {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.date .year {
  font-size: 12px;
}

.icon img {
  margin-top: 20px;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 18px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

.icon:hover {
  background: #f5f5f5;
}

p.blog_img_text {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 35px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  color: #000000;
  padding-left: 200px;
}

.article-section {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: auto;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 2vw, 20px);
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: #000;
}

.article-section p {
  margin-bottom: 2em;
  text-align: justify;
  color: #000;
  font-size: 16px;
}

.article-section .dropcap {
  float: left;
  font-size: 5em;
  line-height: 0.9;
  margin-right: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.article-section a {
  color: #333;
  text-decoration: underline dotted;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.blog_block {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.blog_block img {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.blog_block h5 {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.fixed-image {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.fixed-image.fixed {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0px;
  width: 42%;
}

/* CSS */
.blog-footer-section {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #000;
}

.blog-disclaimer {
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  color: #000;
  text-align: center;
}

.blog-share-section p {
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  text-align: center;
}

.blog-social-icons {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.blog-social-icons a {
  font-size: 20px;
  color: #000;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.blog-credit {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #444;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
}

.blog-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 40px;
}

.blog-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.blog-card img {
  width: 33%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
}



.blog-card-category {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: #222;
}

.blog-card-title {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: normal;
  margin-top: 8px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.blog-card-time {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #888;
  margin-top: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.row.blog-h2 h2 {
  font-size: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  text-align: left;
}

.blog-read-more-container {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 50px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.blog-read-more-btn {
  background-color: black;
  color: white;
  border: none;
  padding: 12px 24px;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-read-more-btn:hover {
  background-color: #444;
}

div#scroll-text p {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 16px 0px;
}

#fixedImage.fixed {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
}

#fixedImage.stuck-bottom {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
}

.animated-image {
  position: absolute;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease-out;
  will-change: transform;
}

.more-dropdown {
  position: relative;
}

.more-dropdown .dropdown-menu {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  left: auto;
  right: 0;
  top: auto;
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  z-index: 1000;
  min-width: 160px;
  padding: 24px;
}

.more-dropdown.show .dropdown-menu {
  display: block;
}

.fixed-image {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.scroll-section {
  position: relative;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .fixed-image.fixed {
    width: 50%;
    /* Equal to col-6 */
    /* left: 0; */
  }
}

/* XL (1400px - 1800px) */
@media (min-width: 1400px) and (max-width: 1800px) {
  .fixed-image.fixed {
    width: clamp(570px, 10vw, 500px);
  }
}

/* LG (1200px - 1399px) */
@media (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1399px) {
  .fixed-image.fixed {
    width: clamp(570px, 10vw, 500px);
  }
}

/* MD (992px - 1199px) */
@media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px) {
  .fixed-image.fixed {
    width: clamp(465px, 10vw, 500px);
  }
}

/* SM (768px - 991px) */
@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px) {
  .fixed-image.fixed {
    width: clamp(329px, 10vw, 500px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .fixed-image {
    position: static !important;
  }

  .blog_inner_heading h1 {
    font-size: 28px !important;
    padding: 0px 10px 00px 20px;
    font-size: clamp(48px, 2vw, 66px);
  }

  .date-block {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 10px 20px;
  }

  .date-block .icon {
    align-self: unset;
    margin-top: 0px;
  }

  p.blog_img_text {
    padding-left: 10px;
  }

  div#scroll-text p {
    margin: 16px;
  }

  .date-block {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    font-family: "Georgia", serif;
    color: #000;
    position: unset;
    gap: 16px;
    align-content: space-around;
  }

  .category {
    writing-mode: unset;
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }

  .date {
    display: flex;
  }

  .icon img {
    margin-top: 0px;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: self-start;
    justify-content: unset;
    font-size: 18px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
  }

  .date .day {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
  }

  .date .month {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 2px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .blog-main-nav ul {
      display: flex;
      /* overflow-x: auto; */
      white-space: nowrap;
      padding: 0;
      margin: 0;
    }

    .blog-main-nav li {
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .more-dropdown {
      position: relative;
    }

    .more-dropdown-menu {
      display: none;
      position: absolute;
      top: 100%;
      left: 0;
      z-index: 1000;
      background: white;
      border: 1px solid #ddd;
      border-radius: 0.25rem;
      min-width: 160px;
    }

  .more-dropdown-menu.show {
    display: block;
  }
}
}

/* Latest Blogs Section Styles */
.latest-blogs-section {
  /* padding: 60px 0; */
  background-color: #fff;
  /* margin-top: 60px; */
}

.latest-blogs-title {
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #000;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  text-align: left;
}

.latest-blogs-grid {
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.latest-blog-card {
  background-color: #fff;
  border: none;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.latest-blog-image {
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  max-height: 250px;
}

.latest-blog-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 250px;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.latest-blog-content {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.latest-blog-date {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #888;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.latest-blog-date i {
  font-size: 14px;
}

.latest-blog-card-title {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #000;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.latest-blog-description {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #666;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  flex: 1;
}

.latest-blog-read-more {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #666;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.latest-blog-read-more:hover {
  color: #000;
}

.latest-blog-read-more i {
  font-size: 12px;
}

/* Latest Blogs Pagination Styles */
.latest-blogs-pagination {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.pagination-link,
.pagination-active,
.pagination-disabled {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  font-size: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.pagination-link {
  color: #000;
  background-color: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
}

.pagination-link:hover {
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  color: #000;
}

.pagination-active {
  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #000;
}

.pagination-disabled {
  color: #999;
  cursor: not-allowed;
}

/* Responsive Styles for Latest Blogs */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .latest-blogs-title {
    font-size: 32px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .latest-blogs-grid .col-lg-4 {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .latest-blog-card-title {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .latest-blog-description {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .latest-blog-image {
    max-height: 200px;
  }

  .latest-blog-image img {
    height: 200px;
  }
}