Describe the features of red and yellow soils. Mention the places where they are found in India.

Red and yellow soils: (a) Features: (i) These soils develop reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks. It looks yellow in a hydrated form.
(ii) They are highly porous and fertile when they are fine grained and deep.
(b) Places: Red soil develops on crystalline igneous rocks in areas of low rainfall in the eastern and southern parts of the Deccan plateau. They are also found in parts of Orissa, Chhattisgarh, southern parts of the middle Ganga plain and along the piedmont zone of the Western Ghats.