How does India cope with rising pulse prices? By shifting to eggs

The recent spurt in the prices of pulses is causing much heartburn to governments and consumers. But this is not the first time that prices of pulses have shot up; within the foodgrain basket, production and price shocks are fairly regular for pulses but rare for rice or wheat.

So, how has the Indian consumer responded? Well, by shifting to cheaper sources of protein, like eggs for instance, according to available data.