/* Brand Colors */
    :root {
      --epmc-blue: #00357a;
      --epmc-orange: #f36a22;
      --epmc-golden: #dcb551;
      --epmc-vivid-blue: #0058d7;
      --epmc-green: #00b050;
      --epmc-red: #ff0000;
      --epmc-light-blue: #538dd5;
      --epmc-bg-soft: #F8FAFF;
      --epmc-text: #1A2C3C;
    }
    * {
      font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Canva Sans', sans-serif;
    }
    body {
      background: #ffffff;
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
      color: var(--epmc-text);
    }
    .text-epmc { color: var(--epmc-blue) !important; }
    .bg-epmc { background-color: var(--epmc-blue) !important; }
    .text-epmc-orange { color: var(--epmc-orange) !important; }
    .bg-epmc-orange { background-color: var(--epmc-orange) !important; }
    .text-epmc-golden { color: var(--epmc-golden) !important; }
    .bg-epmc-soft { background-color: var(--epmc-bg-soft) !important; }
    
    /* Buttons */
    .btn-epmc {
      background-color: var(--epmc-blue);
      color: white;
      border-radius: 8px;
      padding: 10px 28px;
      font-weight: 700;
      border: none;
      transition: all 0.2s ease;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
    }
    .btn-epmc:hover {
      background-color: #002a5e;
      transform: translateY(-2px);
      box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,53,122,0.25);
      color: white;
    }
    .btn-epmc-outline {
      background: transparent;
      border: 2px solid var(--epmc-blue);
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
      border-radius: 8px;
      padding: 8px 26px;
      font-weight: 700;
      transition: all 0.2s ease;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
    }
    .btn-epmc-outline:hover {
      background: var(--epmc-blue);
      color: white;
    }
    .btn-epmc-accent {
      background-color: var(--epmc-orange);
      color: white;
      border-radius: 8px;
      padding: 10px 28px;
      font-weight: 700;
      border: none;
    }
    .btn-epmc-accent:hover {
      background-color: #d45a1c;
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }
    .btn-white-blue {
      background-color: white;
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
      border-radius: 8px;
      padding: 12px 36px;
      font-weight: 700;
      border: none;
      transition: all 0.2s ease;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
    }
    .btn-white-blue:hover {
      background-color: #f0f0f0;
      transform: translateY(-2px);
      box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
    }
    
    /* ----- LAYERED FEATURE CARDS ----- */
    .feature-card-outer {
      border-radius: 24px;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      height: 100%;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
      overflow: visible;
    }
    .feature-card-inner {
      background-color: #F6F8FB;
      border-radius: 22px;
      transform: translateY(12px);
      padding: 1.5rem;
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 1.25rem;
      height: auto;
      width: 100%;
      transition: all 0.25s ease;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
    }
    .feature-card-outer:hover {
      transform: translateY(-4px);
    }
    .feature-card-outer:hover .feature-card-inner {
      background-color: #ffffff;
      box-shadow: 0 12px 22px -10px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    }
    .card-bg-1 { background-color: #0025cc; }
    .card-bg-2 { background-color: #009e50; }
    .card-bg-3 { background-color: #dcb551; }
    .card-bg-4 { background-color: #38b6ff; }
    .card-bg-5 { background-color: #f36a22; }
    .card-bg-6 { background-color: #5170ff; }
    
    .feature-icon-img {
      width: 60px;
      height: 60px;
      object-fit: contain;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }
    .feature-content {
      flex: 1;
    }
    .feature-title {
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }
    .feature-desc {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: #2c3e4e;
      line-height: 1.45;
      font-weight: 500;
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .feature-card-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 1.25rem;
      }
      .feature-icon-img {
        margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
      }
      .feature-title {
        font-size: 1.1rem;
      }
      .feature-desc {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
      }
    }
    
    /* SINGLE STATS BLUE RECTANGLE */
    .stats-single-container {
      background-color: var(--epmc-blue);
      border-radius: 30px;
      padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
      transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s;
    }
    .stats-single-container:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 20px 30px -12px rgba(0,53,122,0.25);
    }
    .stats-grid {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: space-around;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 1.5rem;
    }
    .stat-item {
      flex: 1;
      min-width: 180px;
      text-align: center;
      color: white;
    }
    .stat-icon {
      width: 60px;
      height: 60px;
      object-fit: contain;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }
    .stat-number {
      font-size: 2.8rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      line-height: 1.2;
      margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
      color: white;
    }
    .stat-label {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      opacity: 0.95;
      color: white;
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .stats-grid {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 2rem;
      }
      .stat-number {
        font-size: 2.2rem;
      }
      .stat-item {
        min-width: auto;
      }
    }
    
    /* Role Cards */
    .role-card-new {
      background: white;
      border-radius: 24px;
      padding: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      height: 100%;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      border: 1px solid #EFF3F0;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }
    .role-card-new:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      border-color: var(--epmc-golden);
      box-shadow: 0 15px 25px -10px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    }
    .role-image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    .role-img-full {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      min-height: 180px;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }
    .role-card-new:hover .role-img-full {
      transform: scale(1.02);
    }
    .role-content {
      padding: 1.5rem;
      text-align: center;
    }
    .role-title {
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }
    .role-desc {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
      line-height: 1.4;
    }
    
    /* NEW TESTIMONIAL CARDS: fixed square, border, quotes top-left & bottom-right */
    .testimonial-card-new {
      position: relative;
      background: #ffffff;
      border: 2px solid var(--epmc-blue);
      border-radius: 28px;
      padding: 2rem 1.8rem 2rem 1.8rem;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      transition: all 0.25s ease;
      aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    }
    .testimonial-card-new:hover {
      transform: translateY(-6px);
      box-shadow: 0 20px 30px -12px rgba(0,53,122,0.15);
      border-color: var(--epmc-orange);
    }
    .testimonial-card-new .quote-top {
      position: absolute;
      top: 20px;
      left: 24px;
      font-size: 3.2rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--epmc-orange);
      opacity: 0.7;
      font-family: 'Montserrat', serif;
      line-height: 1;
    }
    .testimonial-card-new .quote-bottom {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 20px;
      right: 24px;
      font-size: 3.2rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--epmc-orange);
      opacity: 0.7;
      font-family: 'Montserrat', serif;
      line-height: 1;
    }
    .testimonial-text {
      flex: 1;
      font-size: 1rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
      color: #1F2A3E;
      font-weight: 500;
      margin-top: 1rem;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      padding-right: 0.5rem;
      overflow-y: auto;
      z-index: 2;
      position: relative;
    }
    .testimonial-author {
      margin-top: auto;
      padding-top: 1rem;
      border-top: 1px solid #EFF3F0;
      z-index: 2;
      position: relative;
    }
    .author-name {
      font-weight: 800;
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
      margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
      font-size: 1rem;
    }
    .author-title {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      color: #5f6c7a;
      font-weight: 500;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) {
      .testimonial-card-new {
        aspect-ratio: auto;
        min-height: 380px;
      }
      .quote-top, .quote-bottom {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
      }
      .testimonial-text {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
      }
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .testimonial-card-new {
        padding: 1.5rem;
        min-height: 360px;
      }
      .quote-top {
        top: 12px;
        left: 16px;
        font-size: 2rem;
      }
      .quote-bottom {
        bottom: 12px;
        right: 16px;
        font-size: 2rem;
      }
      .testimonial-text {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        margin-top: 0.5rem;
      }
    }
    
    .section-title {
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 2.2rem;
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
    }
    .section-subtitle {
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
    }
    /* CTA section */
    .cta-deliver-bg {
      background-image: url('/homepage_images/DelieverBetter.png');
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      background-repeat: no-repeat;
      padding: 4rem 0;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }
    .cta-deliver-bg:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 20px 35px -12px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
      transform: scale(1.01);
    }
    .cta-title {
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: white;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    }
    .cta-subtitle {
      font-size: 1.3rem;
      color: white;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .cta-title { font-size: 2rem; }
      .cta-subtitle { font-size: 1rem; }
      .btn-white-blue { padding: 10px 24px; font-size: 1rem; }
      .role-title { font-size: 1.2rem; }
    }
    /* Navbar */
    .navbar-brand-custom {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
    }
    .navbar-logo {
      max-height: 50px;
      width: auto;
    }
    .nav-link-custom {
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #00357a !important;
      text-decoration: none;
      margin-right: 1.5rem;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    .nav-link-custom:hover {
      color: #f36a22 !important;
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .nav-link-custom {
        margin-right: 0;
        margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
      }
      .navbar-logo { max-height: 40px; }
    }
    .border-epmc { border-color: var(--epmc-blue) !important; }
    .bg-epmc-gradient { background: linear-gradient(105deg, var(--epmc-blue) 0%, #0A3EA0 100%); }
    .form-control, .form-select {
      border-radius: 16px;
      padding: 12px 16px;
      border: 1px solid #DEE2E6;
    }
    .form-control:focus, .form-select:focus {
      border-color: var(--epmc-orange);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(243,106,34,0.2);
    }
    .modal-content { border-radius: 32px; border: none; }
    /* Hero heading styles */
    .main-heading-line { font-size: 3rem; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.2; }
    .tagline-heading { font-size: 1.8rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .main-heading-line { font-size: 2rem; }
      .tagline-heading { font-size: 1.2rem; }
    }
    .hero-bg {
      background-image: url('/homepage_images/01 Building.png');
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center center;
      background-repeat: no-repeat;
      position: relative;
    }
    .description-paragraph {
      color: #00357a;
      font-size: 1rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
      font-weight: 500;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }
    .india-line { font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0.25rem; }
    .blue-text { color: #00357a; }
    .orange-text { color: #f36a22; }
    .trusted-bg { background-color: #f8f9fa; }
    .trusted-label { color: #f36a22; font-weight: 500; font-size: 1rem; }
    .trusted-company { color: #00357a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; display: inline-block; margin: 0 0.5rem; }
    .project-icon-item {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      text-align: center;
      background: #fff;
      border-radius: 20px;
      padding: 1rem;
      transition: 0.2s;
      border: 1px solid #EFF3F0;
      width: 140px;
    }
    .project-icon-item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      border-color: var(--epmc-orange);
      box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
    }
    .project-icon-img { width: 70px; height: 70px; object-fit: contain; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
    .project-icon-label { font-weight: 600; color: var(--epmc-blue); font-size: 0.9rem; }
    .projects-grid { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 1.5rem; margin-top: 2rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
    .orange-line { width: 80px; height: 3px; background-color: var(--epmc-orange); margin: 0.5rem auto; }
    .section-heading-wrapper { text-align: center; }
    .role-badge-line {
      font-size: 1.5rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: var(--epmc-orange);
      letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    }
    .role-badge-line .separator {
      color: var(--epmc-blue);
      margin: 0 0.75rem;
      font-weight: 700;
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .role-badge-line { font-size: 1.2rem; }
      .role-badge-line .separator { margin: 0 0.4rem; }
    }
    /* Hero panels layout */
    .hero-panels {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 2rem;
      min-height: 420px;
    }
    .left-panel {
      flex: 1.2;
    }
    .right-panel {
      flex: 0.8;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: flex-end;
      align-items: center;
    }
    .right-panel img {
      max-width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      border-radius: 12px;
      display: block;
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .hero-panels {
        flex-direction: column;
        min-height: auto;
      }
      .right-panel {
        justify-content: center;
        margin-top: 1.5rem;
      }
    }

    /* FOOTER STYLES - 4 COLUMNS (updated) */
    .footer-new {
      background-color: #f8f9fa;
      border: 2px solid #00357a;
      border-radius: 28px;
      padding: 2rem 2rem 1.5rem;
      margin: 2rem 0;
    }
    .footer-logo {
      max-height: 130px;
      width: auto;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      display: block;
    }
    .footer-description {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
      color: #1f2a3e;
      margin-top: 0.5rem;
    }
    .footer-vertical-links a {
      color: #00357a;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: 500;
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    .footer-vertical-links a:hover {
      color: #f36a22;
    }
    .footer-contact-info p {
      margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
      color: #00357a;
      font-weight: 500;
    }
    .footer-contact-info i {
      width: 28px;
      color: #f36a22;
    }
    .footer-copyright {
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: 2rem;
      padding-top: 1rem;
      border-top: 1px solid #dee2e6;
      color: #6c757d;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
    }
    /* 4-column responsive grid */
    .footer-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.8fr 1fr 1.2fr;
      gap: 2rem;
    }
    @media (max-width: 992px) {
      .footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 2rem;
      }
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1.8rem;
      }
      .footer-new {
        padding: 1.5rem;
      }
    }