:root {
  --primary: #37a9e1;
  --primary-gradient: linear-gradient(45deg, #153c7e 0%, #37a9e1 100%);
}
.section-header {
  text-align: center;
}
.section-header h2 {
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.section-header hr {
  border: 1px solid #fff;
  width: 56px;
}
.bg-gradient_solid {
  background: var(--primary-gradient);
  color:  #fff;
  padding: 48px 0;
}
.steps {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 32px;
}
.steps::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  background-color: white;
  opacity: 0.4;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 50%;
}

.steps .content p {
  color: #676767;
  font-size: 16px;
}

.steps .content h2 {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #676767;
}

.steps-container {
  position: relative;
  background-color: inherit;
  width: calc(50% + 32px);
}

.steps-container .content {
  padding: 16px;  /* Changed from 32px to 16px - left and right spaces*/
  /*padding: 32px;*/
  background-color: white;
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 0px 0px 80px 0px;
  box-shadow: 0px 16px 27px rgb(0 11 30 / 10%);
}

.steps .steps-container:nth-child(even) {
  left: calc(50% - 32px);
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

.steps-container {
  display: flex;
}

.steps .steps-container .date {
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  width: 62px;
  height: 62px;
  background-color: #1371AF;/*var(--primary);*/
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  z-index: 0;     /*2025-08-28 -change from 777 to 0 */
  /*z-index: 777;     2025-08-28 - 777 stands for appearing in front of overlapping elements */
}

.step-line {
  width: 40px;
  background-color: #fff;
  height: 1px;
  margin-top: 31px;  /*Horizontal line for the circle*/
  opacity: 0.4;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* begin 2025-10-28  Add read-more on ourStory's details*/
.more-text {
  display:none; /* Initially hide the extra text*/
}

.dots {
  display: inline;  /* Initially show the dots*/
}

.read-more-btn {
  margin-top: 10px;
  display:block;
  background-color:#1371AF;
  color: white;
  border:none;
  padding: 8px 15px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.read-more-btn:hover {
  background-color: #37a9e1;
}
/* end 2025-10-28  Add read-more on ourStory's details*/


@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .steps::after {
    left: 32px;
  }
  .steps-container {
    left: 0;
    flex-direction: row-reverse;
    width: auto;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .steps .steps-container:nth-child(even) {
    left: 0;
  }
}