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With ever increasing social and environmental problems, the principles of Socio-Economic Sustainable development have gained prime importance. Human activities and their after-effects, direct and indirect, strongly influence nature and its resources. Keeping the huge role played by mankind in sustaining the glory of nature in mind, development goals need to be shaped in accordance with the parallel development and benefit of nature. India, as a developing nation, has a landmark role to play in future ecology conservation and management.

Thermal behaviour of M(OH)2(8-HQ)2 (M=Ni, Cu and Zn; 8-HQ=8-hydroxyquinoline) has been studied by dynamic TG and DTA methods in nitrogen atmosphere. The percent weights lost in different temperature range was calculated from TG curves. The mode of decomposition has been supported by endotherms observed in DTA curves of the respective compounds.

Solid-state reaction between zinc hydroxide and 8-quinolinol [8-HQ] has been studied. Reaction product has been characterized to be Zn(OH)2(8-HQ)2 by elemental analysis, quantitative estimation of zinc, thermal decomposition in air, thermogravimetry in nitrogen atmosphere, powder X-ray diffraction patterns, and IR spectra. Kinetics of reaction has been investigated by capillary method at different temperatures. Energy of activation for the reaction has been found to be 45.27 kJ mol−1.