:root {
  --ntc-bg-dark: #fff;
  --ntc-accent-orange: #f26b21; /* Cyan/Electric Blue Hover State */
  --ntc-text-muted: #a3b1cc; /* Dimmed Slate for Top Utility Text */
}

body {
  font-family: "Nunito Sans", sans-serif;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.logo {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-width: 180px;
}
/* --- 2. MAIN NAVIGATION SECTION --- */
.ntc-main-header {
  background-color: var(--ntc-bg-dark);
  padding: 5px 35px;
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 1050;
  box-shadow: rgb(0 0 0 / 8%) 0 3px 4px;
}

/* Navigation Node Links */
.ntc-nav .nav-link {
  color: #9d9d9d !important;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1rem;
  padding: 0px 15px !important;
  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
  position: relative;
}
.ntc-nav .nav-link:hover,
.ntc-nav .nav-item.show .nav-link {
  color: var(--ntc-accent-orange) !important;
}

.ntc-toggler-icon {
  color: #f36b22;
  font-size: 30px;
}
.navbar-toggler {
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1;
  background-color: transparent;
  border: none;
}
/* --- NTC FOOTER SYSTEM DESIGN SYSTEM --- */
.ntc-footer {
  background-color: #00020e;
  padding: 50px 70px 20px;
  color: #bbb;
  position: relative;
}

/* Logo Image Box Adjustments */
.ntc-footer .footer-logo-box {
  max-width: 210px;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

/* Horizontal Split Line rule style matching */
.ntc-footer .footer-divider {
  border-top: 1px solid #1a1c24 !important;
  margin: 20px 0;
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Clean Column Header Rules */
.ntc-footer .footer-heading {
  color: #ffffff !important;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Vertical Navigation Lists */
.ntc-footer .footer-links-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.ntc-footer .footer-links-list a {
  color: #bbb !important; /* Authentic light ash slate text */
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.ntc-footer .footer-links-list a:hover {
  color: #ffffff !important; /* Clean hover highlight link action */
}

/* Institutional Details Styles block */
.ntc-footer .footer-contact-info {
  color: #bbb;
}
.ntc-footer .footer-contact-info p {
  margin-bottom: 1px;
}
.ntc-footer .footer-contact-info i {
  color: #bbb;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* Footer Copyright Bottom Layout Base bar */
.ntc-footer .footer-bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  margin-top: 50px;
  padding: 24px 0 0 0;
}
.ntc-footer .footer-bottom p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: #fff;
}
.ntc-footer .footer-bottom a {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Floating Interactive WhatsApp Element matching screenshots */
.ntc-whatsapp-widget {
  position: fixed;
  border-radius: 25px;
  z-index: 100000;
  bottom: 4%;
  right: 3%;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  background-color: #f36b22;
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: #fff;
  transition: all ease 0.75s;
  height: 52px;
  width: 52px;
}
.ntc-whatsapp-widget:hover {
  transform: scale(1.08);
  background-color: #e05310;
}
.ntc-whatsapp-widget .notification-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 2px;
  right: 2px;
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  background-color: #ff3b30; /* Small red alert point on top right */
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid #ffffff;
}
.whatsapp-icon-div {
  position: fixed;
  border-radius: 25px;
  z-index: 100000;
  bottom: 4%;
  right: 3%;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  background-color: #f36b22;
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: #fff;
  transition: all ease 0.75s;
  height: 52px;
  width: 52px;
}
.whatsapp-icon-div:hover {
  color: #fff;
  transform: scale(1.1);
}
.whatsapp-reddot {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  right: 4px;
  top: 4px;
  display: block !important;
}

.hero-banner {
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff6421 40%, #ff873f 100%);
            padding: 80px 0;
            border-bottom: 4px solid var(--manappuram-yellow);
        }
        .hero-title {
            font-weight: 900;
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 3.3rem;
            line-height: 1.1;
        }
        .hero-desc {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: #f6f6f6;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }
        .hero-btn{
            text-decoration: none;
            background-color: #fff;
            padding: 10px 25px;
            border-radius: 35px;
             color: #f36b23;
             font-weight: 600;
             font-size: 1rem;
        }
        .hero-btn:hover{
            background-color: #813100;
            color: #fff;
        }
        ul{
            text-align: left!important;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            font-weight: 600;
        }
        .section-2{
            padding: 80px 0;
        }
        .section-2 h2{
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }
        .section-2 p{
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            font-weight: 600;
        }
        .section-3{
            padding: 80px 0;
            background-color: #fffcfa;
        }
        .section-3 h2{
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            color: #f36b23;
        }
        .section-3 p{
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #787878;
        }
        .section-3 ul{
            color: #787878;
        }
        .section-4{
            padding: 80px 0;
        }
        .section-4 h2{
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }
        .section-4 p{
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            font-weight: 600;
        }
        .section-5{
            padding: 80px 0;
            background-color: #fff5ef;
        }
        .section-5 h2{
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            color: #f36b23;
        }
        .section-5 p{
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            color: #0e0e0e;
        }
        .section-6{
            padding: 80px 0;
        }
        .section-6 h2{
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 40px;
            text-align: center;
        }
        .section-6 p{
            margin: 0;
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff;
        }
        .section-6 span{
            font-weight: 600;
    color: #5f2100;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
        }
        .section-6 .box{
            padding: 15px 10px;
            border-radius: 15px;
           box-shadow: rgb(0 0 0 / 8%) 0 3px 4px;
           text-align: center;
               background-color: #ff7329;
        }
        .section-7{
            padding: 80px 0;
            background-color: #ff8d49;
        }
        .section-7 h2{
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            color: #ffffff;
        }
        .section-7 p{
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            color: #933700;
        }
        .section-7 .btn{
            text-decoration: none;
            background-color: #fff;
            padding: 10px 25px;
            border-radius: 35px;
             color: #f36b23;
             font-weight: 600;
             font-size: 1rem;
        }
        .section-7 .btn:hover{
            background-color: #813100;
            color: #fff;
        }
        .section-8{
            padding: 80px 0;
        }
        .section-8 h2{
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }
        .section-8 p{
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            font-weight: 600;
        }
.accordion-button{
      font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    outline: none;
}
.accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
    color: #000;
    background-color: #ffebdf;
    box-shadow: none;
}
.accordion-button:focus {
    z-index: 3;
    border-color: none;
    outline: none;
    box-shadow: none;
}
.accordion-body{
  text-align: left;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.section-9{
  padding: 30px 0 80px 0;
}
.section-9 h2{
  font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.section-9 p{
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            font-weight: 600;
        }
.section-9 .box{
  padding: 30px;
  border-radius: 30px;
  background-color: #e05310;
  color: #fff;
}
.section-9 .btn{
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #e05310;
  border-radius: 30px;
  padding: 10px 25px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.section-9 .btn:hover{
  background-color: #5f2100;
  color: #fff;
}
/* --- RESPONSIVE SCREEN RULES OVERRIDES --- */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .ntc-footer {
    padding-top: 40px;
  }
  .ntc-whatsapp-widget {
    width: 54px;
    height: 54px;
  }
  .ntc-main-header {
    padding: 5px 0;
  }
  .ntc-nav {
    padding: 20px 0 10px 0;
  }
  .ntc-nav .nav-link {
    padding: 12px 0 !important;
  }
  .ntc-nav .nav-link.active-page::after {
    display: none;
  }
        .hero-desc {
            font-size: 1.3rem;
        }
}

@media (max-width: 690px) {
  .ntc-footer {
    padding: 50px 30px 20px;
  }
  .hero-title {
            font-weight: 900;
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            line-height: 1.1;
        }
        .hero-desc {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: #f6f6f6;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }
}