:root {
    --blog-bg: #f2f2f2;
    --blog-text-dark: #000000;
    --blog-text-light: #666;
    --blog-accent: rgba(125, 98, 99, 0.9);
    --blog-arrow-bg: #D9D9D9;
    --font-primary: Montserrat, sans-serif;
    --font-heading: Montserrat, serif;
    /* Height Tokens for Consistency */
    --card-h-dt: 408px;
    --card-h-mb: 380px;
    --img-h-dt: 247px;
    --img-h-mb: 180px;
}

.home-page-blogs-section {
    background: #fff;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 0;
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    /* Padding Removed */
}

.blogs-section-title {
display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    font-family: Montserrat, serif;
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 36px;
    color: #000;
    font-style: italic;
}

.blogs-container {
    max-width: 1598px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0 20px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.blogs-grid.slick-initialized {
    display: block;
}

.blogs-slider .slick-list {
    margin: 0 -6px;
}

/* Individual Blog Card */
.blog-card {
/*    height: var(--card-h-dt);*/
/*    background: var(--blog-bg);*/
/*    border-radius: 7px;*/
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
    margin: 0 6px;
    position: relative;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    width: auto;
}

/* Removed card hover animation as requested */


.blog-card .block-img {
    width: 100%;
/*    height: var(--img-h-dt);*/
    overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-card .block-img img {
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: top;
    transition: object-position 0.6s ease-in-out;
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    /* Further increased scroll speed to 0.6s */
}

.blog-card:hover .block-img img {
    object-position: bottom;
}

.blog-card .card-content {
/*    padding: 0px 16px 25px 22px;*/
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 9px;
    margin-top: 10px;
}
.blog-card .card-content .readmore{color: #000;font-size: 12px;}

.blog-card .date {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #000;
}

.blog-card .blog-title {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--blog-text-dark);
    margin: 0;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-card:hover .blog-title {
    color: #000;
}

.blog-card .excerpt {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--blog-text-light);
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    line-clamp: 3;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Slick Arrows Unified */
.slick-prev,
.slick-next {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
    border: none;
    z-index: 100;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 0 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
    border-radius: 0;
}

.slick-prev:hover,
.slick-next:hover {
    background: #fff !important;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

.slick-prev::before,
.slick-next::before {
    content: '';
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-top: 1.5px solid #000;
    border-left: 1.5px solid #000;
    display: block;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    color: transparent !important;
}

.slick-prev {
    left: 20px;
}

.slick-prev::before {
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
    margin-left: 3px;
}

.slick-next {
    right: 20px;
}

.slick-next::before {
    transform: rotate(135deg);
    margin-right: 3px;
}

/* Unified Responsive Optimization */
@media (max-width: 1760px) {
    .slick-prev {
        left: 20px;
    }

    .slick-next {
        right: 20px;
    }

    .blogs-container {
        padding: 0 40px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .blog-card {
/*        height: var(--card-h-mb);*/
        margin: 0 6px;
    }

    .blog-card .block-img {
/*        height: var(--img-h-mb);*/
    }

    .blog-card .card-content {
        padding: 0px 16px 25px 22px;
    }

    .blogs-slider .slick-prev,
    .blogs-slider .slick-next {
        width: 35px;
        height: 35px;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
    }

    .slick-prev {
        left: 0px;
    }

    .slick-next {
        right: 0px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .blog-card .card-content{padding:0px 10px 25px 10px;}
    .blogs-container {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }

}