@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Playfair+Display:wght@700&display=swap');
    
    :root {
      --primary: #1e40af;
      --accent: #f97316;
    }
    
    body {
      font-family: 'Inter', system_ui, sans-serif;
    }
    
    .heading-font {
      font-family: 'Playfair Display', sans-serif;
    }

    .hero-bg {
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(30, 64, 175, 0.85), rgba(249, 115, 22, 0.75)), 
                  url('https://picsum.photos/id/1015/2000/1200') center/cover no-repeat;
    }

    .card-hover {
      transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    }
    
    .card-hover:hover {
      transform: translateY(-12px);
      box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.15);
    }

    .nav-link {
      position: relative;
    }
    
    .nav-link:after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 0;
      height: 2px;
      bottom: -4px;
      left: 0;
      background-color: #f97316;
      transition: width 0.3s ease;
    }
    
    .nav-link:hover:after {
      width: 100%;
    }

    .fade-in {
      opacity: 0;
      animation: fadeInUp 0.8s forwards;
    }

    @keyframes fadeInUp {
      from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(40px);
      }
      to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
      }
    }

    .section-title {
      position: relative;
      display: inline-block;
    }
    
    .section-title:after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 60%;
      height: 4px;
      background: linear-gradient(to right, #f97316, #1e40af);
      bottom: -8px;
      left: 20%;
      border-radius: 9999px;
    }

    /* Dropdown Styles */
.dropdown-menu {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.group:hover .dropdown-menu {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Arrow Animation */
.nav-link i {
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.group:hover .nav-link i {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.heading-font { font-family: 'Playfair Display', sans-serif; }

    .blog-card {
      transition: all 0.4s ease;
    }
    .blog-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-10px);
      box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }
    .blog-content p {
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
      line-height: 1.8;
    }
    
    .blog-content h2 {
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin: 2.5rem 0 1rem;
      color: #1e40af;
    }
    .custom-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 6px;
}
.custom-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: #f97316;
  border-radius: 20px;
}

/* Fade Slide Animation for Background */
#hero-slider {
  animation: fadeSlide 12s infinite ease-in-out;
}

@keyframes fadeSlide {
  0%   { background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1581091226825-a6a2a5aee158'); }
  33%  { background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522202176988-66273c2fd55f'); }
  66%  { background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1454165804606-c3d57bc86b40'); }
  100% { background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1581091226825-a6a2a5aee158'); }
}
.custom-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 5px;
}
.custom-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: #f97316;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.custom-scroll {
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: #f97316 #f1f5f9;
}

.custom-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 6px;
}

.custom-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
  background: #f1f5f9;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.custom-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: #f97316;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.custom-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
  background: #ea580c;
}
@keyframes blink {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
  50% { opacity: 0.4; }
}

.animate-blink {
  animation: blink 1.5s infinite ease-in-out;
}
@keyframes scroll {
  0% {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
  100% {
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
}

.animate-scroll {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  animation: scroll 20s linear infinite;
}

/* Pause on hover (optional) */
.animate-scroll:hover {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

/* Glossy effect */
.min-w-\[220px\] {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #ffffff, #f3f4f6);
  box-shadow: 
    0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.08),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
}